Japan's Ishiba says will stay on as PM despite projected election defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would remain in office even as projections showed his ruling coalition losing its upper house majority in a stinging electoral setback on Sunday. The defeat would leave Japan’s government in an unprecedented double minority and comes amid high-stakes tariff negotiations with the United States.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would remain in office even as projections showed his ruling coalition losing its upper house majority in a stinging electoral setback on Sunday. The defeat would leave Japan’s government in an unprecedented double minority and comes amid high-stakes tariff negotiations with the United States.
