Can Ishiba hold on after election loss as Japan’s political crisis deepens amid US tariff threats?

Japan is in political flux after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost its upper house majority for the first time in decades. With rising inflation, internal party unrest, and looming US tariffs, Ishiba vows to stay — but opposition parties are circling, and a far-right populist wave is gaining ground. Can his government survive?

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