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People across Japan are having their say in an election for the Upper House. All eyes are on whether the ruling coalition can keep their majority, after losing its grip on the Lower House last year.

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Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

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Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips

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Japan's PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he has no plans to quit.

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Japan’s Ishiba loses majority in election blow

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Japan's ruling coalition loses control of upper house, NHK says

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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba signals intent to stay on despite election blow

Some polls predict the Sanseito party, which was widely considered a fringe movement in previous national elections, will be a big winner in Sunday’s election, which allots victories both in single se...

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Japan’s PM refuses to step down despite hard-Right surge

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Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss

Nikkei 225 tops 40,000 line in post-election trading

Japan's benchmark stock index extended its gain to briefly rise above the 40,000 level on Tuesday, the first trading day after Sunday's election.

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'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants, and pledges for tax cuts and welfare spending.

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.”

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Akazawa in Washington for trade talks after weekend's election

Japan's top tariff negotiator arrived in Washington on Monday to seek another round of trade talks, on the heels of a weak showing for the country's ruling coalition during the Upper House election over the weekend.

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Japan election results: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to be removed soon? Question rises after ruling coalition loses Sunday's vote

Japanese voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains with its "anti-globalist" drive reminiscent of US President Donald Trump's agenda.