The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
Whether on the left or the right, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters.
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Ishiba cabinet support rate up to 40% despite minority gov't status
The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba rose 7.9 percentage points to 40.0 percent, a ...
Japan Today6h
Handbook looks at Shinzo Abe's impact on domestic and foreign policy
You may swoon or spit but there is no way that Japan can ignore former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Vocal critics called him a ...
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National Politics
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will stay in power, but the greater-than-expected loss ended the LDP’s one-sided rule, ...
Ishiba fails to secure meeting with Trump; may be 'sign of diplomatic agenda of next US admin'
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly didn't get meeting he sought with US president-elect Donald Trump, who though met with Argentina's President Javier Milei last week. Observers said ...
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In Japan, the dominant party hangs on to power
Unlike in other democracies this year, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party bucked the trend of electoral defeat but the Ishiba ...