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Japan PM Ishiba loses upper house majority
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Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.
Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks in part to a surge in hard-Right support.
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Travel + Leisure on MSNThis Is One of the Best Day Trips from Tokyo—and It Has a Cup Noodles Museum, Japan’s Largest Chinatown, and Stunning Mount Fuji ViewsYokohama’s Chinatown is the largest in Japan and is surrounded by 10 ornately decorated gates. It’s tempting to get lost in the maze of dim sum and fortune tellers, under red paper lanterns swinging over tiny alleys. “I love going there for the casual atmosphere,” says Makoto. "Chinatown feels the same as it did when I went 30 years ago.”
The ruling LDP coalition lost its upper house majority, as inflation, taxes and immigration help the opposition.
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Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.
Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the Upper House in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power.
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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talkThe fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants, and pledges for tax cuts and welfare spending.
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