Japan, Ishiba and Prime Minister
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ET Now on MSNJapan PM Shigeru Ishiba offers to resign: ReportUS President Donald Trump unveiled a "massive" trade deal with Japan, which includes Tokyo agreeing to a 15% reciprocal tariff on exports to the US and committing to invest $550 billion in Washington.
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The Manila Times on MSNIshiba remains in office after election setbackJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after his coalition suffered what he called an “extremely regrettable” election result, as painful new US tariffs loom. In Sunday’s election,
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.
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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSNIshiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house electionJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political instability as his government struggles with rising prices, U.S. tariffs and voter dissatisfaction.
Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership amidst rising inflation and trade tensions with the US.