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Ishiba’s last stand? Japan’s LDP in turmoil as Sanseito surge erodes PM’s grip on power
Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious ...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat
The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...
Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss
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 ...
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba clings to power after bruising defeat in parliament
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60% of Japanese military deaths during WWII were from illness or starvation: PM Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned on a July 20 radio program that 60% of Japanese military deaths during World War II ...
Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election
Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...
Yen gains broadly as Japan's Ishiba stays on; dollar weakens
The yen climbed across the board on Monday after beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to hang on as ...
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Ishiba's weakened mandate complicates US trade and defense plans: analysts
WASHINGTON -- The U.S.-Japan alliance has entered a period of uncertainty, American think tank analysts say, after Sunday's ...