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JAPAN, JUL 21 – Rising inflation and stalled trade talks with the US contributed to the coalition's loss, with the nationalist Sanseito party gaining up to 22 seats, NHK reported.
- On Sunday, Japan’s ruling coalition, according to NHK exit poll, is likely to lose its majority in the 248-seat House of Councillors, risking political instability.
- Amid price spikes and past scandals, exit polls showed rising consumer prices, especially a jump in rice costs, prompting voter backlash in Japan.
- Projections by Nippon TV and TBS indicate the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito are projected to win around 41 of 125 contested seats, falling short of 50, attributed to Nippon TV and TBS.
- That result has led to legislative gridlock, as the LDP and Komeito fall short of a majority, deepening Japan's political instability.
- Although the upper house cannot file a no-confidence motion, the projected loss deepens uncertainty over Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's fate and Japan’s political stability.
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The Japanese government coalition lost its majority in the upper house of parliament. However, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to continue.
The Hard Right Comes for Japan
Sanseitō leader Sohei Kamiya on July 20, 2025. (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images.)Hard-right anti-immigrant politics just got its beachhead in Japan, the land of sleepy, staid consensus politics. The Sanseitō Party, founded just five years ago, broke through from obscurity to claim almost 12.5% of the vote in yesterday’s Upper House election, landing itself a substantial bench of Councillors and proving that the appeal of the populis…
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