Japan’s ruling coalition suffered significant defeat in parliamentary election on Sunday, 20, a setback that threatens to disrupt delicate commercial negotiations with the US. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bet that firm posture with US President Donald Trump would help consolidate the support of the population, but instead he should lose the majority in the election to the Japanese Parliament High House after losing the majority in the Break House in October 2024 elections.
In this Sunday’s vote, the Ishiba Democratic Liberal Party and its Komeito coalition partner needed to earn at least 50 seats to maintain majority in the upper town hall. With most votes accounted for, both parties are moving to win between 46 and 49 seats, according to the projection of the NHK public broadcaster. Japanese voters are much more focused on inflation and immigration than in US tariff policy.
Ishiba can now face requests to resign, although he has insisted on Sunday that he will remain in office, as negotiations with the US are at a critical time. “We are currently involved in tariff negotiations really on the edge with the US,” said Ishiba on Sunday. “I myself met President Trump myself twice and talked to him countless times over the phone. That’s something we shouldn’t waste.” Source: Dow Jones Newswires
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