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Japan PM Ishiba says he’ll decide on resignation
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Despite his business-as-usual demeanour, Ishiba is under increasing pressure to resign after the LDP and junior coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in Sunday’s election in Japan’s 248-member upper house,
The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing matters.
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World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the need to establish a common understanding among parties on the pros and cons of cutting the country's sales tax rate.
Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious position With his grasp on power slipping, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office despite a stinging electoral rebuke that plunged his ruling coalition into fresh turmoil.
Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of Japan’s two parliamentary houses in a key election.