Tokyo stocks edged up Tuesday morning as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's vow to remain in office despite the ruling coalitio

This means that Ishiba no longer has easy control over the upper or lower houses of parliament; last October, the LDP lost control of the more powerful lower chamber, marking a major upset for a party that has ruled Japan for most of its post-World War II history.

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.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers.

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.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-Japan alliance has entered a period of uncertainty, American think tank analysts say, after Sunday's upper house Diet election resulted in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party having lost its majority in both legislative chambers for the first time since its founding in 1955.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will continue in office despite his party's election loss. He emphasised preventing a political vacuum and addressing issues like rising living costs, while planning to negotiate with the US on tariffs ahead of the August 1 deadline.

The yen climbed across the board on Monday after beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to hang on as leader even though his ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday's upper house elections,