TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces an uncertain political future as the coalition led by his Liberal Democratic Party lost its lower house majority in Sunday's general election.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will face a postelection scramble for power following his Liberal Democratic Party's loss of its majority in the Oct. 27 lower house election. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces an uncertain political future as the coalition led by his Liberal Democratic Party lost its lower house majority in Sunday's general election.