Japan stock futures extend losses to 2% after ruling coalition splits

Ruling coalition to end quarter-century-old alliance over slush funds scandal

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Japan's ruling coalition breakup comes less than a week after Sanae Takaichi's victory in an LDP leadership election. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

JADA NAGUMO and LISA KIM

TOKYO -- Japanese stock futures extended their losses to more than 2% Friday afternoon, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner said it would end its alliance with the LDP, adding uncertainty to Japan's politics.

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