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Japan, Shigeru Ishiba and Exit poll

Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Ishiba

By Tim Kelly and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political turmoil, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

Exit polls show Japan's ruling coalition is likely to lose key election

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue,

BBC · 2d

Challenging economic times for Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under increasing pressure after his coalition government lost its majority in the upper house of parliament. Mr. Ishiba says Japan needs political stability to address its mounting economic challenges.

Trade Deal, Japan and European Talks

The New York Times · 1d

Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Japan Trade Deal and European Talks Send U.S. Stocks Higher

The S&P 500 index notched its third consecutive record high Wednesday, with a U.S.-Japan tariff deal and signs of progress with other trade partners lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 500 points.

Reuters · 1d

Businesses deliver gloomy results even as markets celebrate Japan trade deal

Businesses making everything from chips to steel reported downbeat results on Wednesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war inflicting damage even as Japan's deal lifted stocks and hopes that Europe can clinch a similar agreement.

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Japan's ruling party set to lose majority, exit polls suggest

Exit polls from a key election in Japan project the ruling coalition is set to lose its majority, putting the country's Prime ...

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Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat

Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in his post on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat ...

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How shockwaves from Japanese elections could reverberate in the U.S. bond market

A re-run of last summer’s turmoil where a rise in the Japanese yen caused chaos throughout financial markets is threatened by ...

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Japan could be in a weaker position in trade talks after Ishiba's upper house defeat, experts say

Japan's embattled prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, fresh off a crushing defeat in upper house elections over the weekend, will ...

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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 ...

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Political party with ‘Japanese First’ platform made big gains in Japan’s elections

Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s election, a sizable gain for the party. Its platform includes a "Japanese first" agenda.

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BOJ to hike rates this year despite uncertainties, economists predict: Reuters poll

The Bank of Japan will raise its key interest rate by at least 25 basis points by year-end, a majority of economists said in ...

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