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Japan PM Ishiba's Approval Rating Hits New Low of 32%: Nikkei Poll
- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's approval rating has fallen to 32%, as reported by a Nikkei poll.
- The new Sanseito party significantly increased its seats from one to fifteen in the upper house election.
- Japan's parliament will review the trade agreement with the U.S. after considering national interests.
- Sanae Takaichi is a leading candidate to replace Ishiba.
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[NHK] Following the defeat in the House of Councillors election, a meeting of members of both houses of the Liberal Democratic Party will be held shortly. Prime Minister Ishiba, who has indicated his intention to continue in office, said he would like to discuss the US tariff measures...
Japan’s PM Likely to Go by Fall
A week ago, elections in Japan gave the new, MAGA-style party a major boost in the upper House of parliament and helped reduce the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to minorities in both houses of parliament for the first time since 1955. Although embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba insists he will remain in power, sources in Tokyo told Newsmax last week they expect he will be gone by September at the very latest and Japan will have its …
Japanese politics is still reeling from the election, even a week after it ended. Despite the debacle, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is rejecting calls to resign. The success of the far-right Sanseito party is also raising questions. It copied part of US President Donald Trump's campaign and, according to many, succeeded thanks to its focus on social media.
Tokyo, Japan. Populist ideals are gaining strength in Japan under the push of right-wing politicians who are attacking "elitism," "globalism," and immigration. Their upturn was evidenced in the Sunday elections to the upper house of Parliament, when Prime Minister Sigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its majority, while the Sanseito party, created five years ago with a "Japan First" speech, went from two to 15 seats. Sanseito's agenda seems taken from…
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