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Ishiba survived a rare runoff to remain Japan’s prime minister but will face turmoil

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid anger over the ruling party’s financial scandals.

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Japan’s ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

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Japan’s ruling party may struggle in Sunday’s vote, but its decades of dominance won’t end

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support for his weeks-old government, faces its toughest challenge in decades in Sunday’s parliamentary election.

Campaigning begins for Japan’s parliamentary election

Official campaigning has begun for Japan’s Oct. 27 parliamentary election. More than 1,300 candidates are expected to enter races for the 465-seat Lower House before registration closes later Tuesday.

Japan’s new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 snap election. He asks people to trust the governing party’s policies even as critics say the vote comes far too soon.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election

Japan’s new leader expresses regret for governing party slush fund scandal, vows stronger defense

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opened his first policy speech in office by expressing deep regrets over the governing party’s slush funds scandal that dogged his predecessor.

Japan’s new government welcomes ‘forward-looking’ congratulatory message from China

Japan’s new government says it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a “forward-looking” congratulatory message from Beijing on the election of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected governing party leader, as the country’s prime minister

Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-US alliance

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pledging to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more equitable. He took office Tuesday vowing to tackle a slow economy and regain public trust before an upcoming election.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida steps down as planned before his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba takes office

Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

Shigeru Ishiba says he will call a national election for Oct. 27 after he takes office as Japan’s prime minister

Japan’s soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to capitalize on recent c

Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week

Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party and become prime minister

Japan’s governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.