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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito suffered a significant blow in Japan's upper house election, losing their majority as the far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the big winners. Sanseito secured 14 seats in the upper house, up from just one in
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, dealing another blow to his government's stability. The loss, combined with the previous defeat in the lower house election in October, has left the
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The Japanese Liberal Democrats, who have ruled the country for all but five of the last 70 years, suffered a significant defeat in parliamentary elections on Sunday, leaving them a minority party in both the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet. The loss marked a major shift in Japan&
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stated that he will stay in office despite his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) loss of a majority in the upper house of the Diet, or parliament, following a weekend election. The LDP and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, were short three
