Japan’s ruling coalition is weakening as rising populist parties like Sanseito gain support, raising concerns that Japan could shift toward unstable multiparty coalition politics similar to Israel’s fragmented Knesset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/japans-legislature-unstable-like-israels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #komeito #ldp #shigeruishiba #israel #knesset

The LDP’s historic Upper House defeat leaves the party fragmented and searching for a capable leader who can reunite conservatives, modernize its appeal, deliver real policies and rebuild its internal power structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/who-will-save-the-liberal-democratic-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp

Japan’s ruling LDP-Komeito bloc lost big, smaller parties gained ground and the country now faces a more fractured, uncertain political future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/25/shellacking-leaves-japanese-politics-in-limbo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp

https://www.alojapan.com/1329950/voter-revolt-shatters-japans-ruling-coalition-empowers-smaller-parties/ Voter revolt shatters Japan’s ruling coalition, empowers smaller parties #2025UpperHouseElection #CDP #DPP #IshinNoKai #Japan #JapanNews #Komeito #LDP #news #sanseito #ShigeruIshiba As was expected, the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition took a beating in last weekend’s Upper House election. The clock is now ticking on the government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. What comes next is not clear. The ballot revealed no real pre

With voters having delivered their verdict on the current administration, the spotlight is now shifting to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — where some aspiring leaders are working to consolidate their positions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/politics/political-turmoil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #sanaetakaichi #taroaso #ldp #2025upperhouseelection

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s last-minute trade deal with the U.S. may calm tariff fears but has cost him politically, leaving Japan’s ruling party divided and his leadership on the brink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/24/japan/ishiba-bends-the-knee-to-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #ldp #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #usjapanrelations #trade

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied reports of his imminent resignation following talks with former LDP leaders, briefly impacting the dollar-yen exchange rate, while Japan's finance minister confirmed FX issues were not discussed in recent US-Japan tariff negotiations.
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With Japan and the United States striking a deal on tariffs, the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba — who had said he intends to stay on amid ongoing negotiations — hangs in the balance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/politics/shigeru-ishiba-tariffs-fate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #diet #tariffs #trade #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #2025upperhouseelection

The listless performance of established parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito in Sunday’s Upper House election has confirmed the relentless decline of voting blocs in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/organizational-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection

Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet

Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, it’s time for him to go. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/22/ishiba-lost-his-mandate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #shigeruishiba #ldp #2025upperhouseelection

https://www.alojapan.com/1327141/who-is-sohei-kamiya-the-japanese-trump-who-rails-against-immigration-taxes-and-globalists-firstpost/ Who is Sohei Kamiya, the ‘Japanese Trump’ who rails against immigration, taxes and globalists? – Firstpost #covid.19 #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Kamiya #LDP #news #sanseito #SoheiKamiya Donald Trump changed the political game and he came onto the scene in 2015. Ever since his ascendancy to the Oval Office, Trump has spawned a number of political imitators. You have Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, also known as the ‘Trump of the tropi

In the Upper House election, the Liberal Democratic Party proved unable to reverse the momentum of mounting national headwinds anticipated by the poor showing in June’s Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/analysis-post-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #2025upperhouseelection

A reduction of Japan's consumption tax is not a given even after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/economy/election-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito

Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing https://www.byteseu.com/1214164/ #2025UpperHouseElection #CDP #Diet #DPP #Japan #LDP #Sanseito #ShigeruIshiba #YoshihikoNoda

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan came out the other side of the Upper House election with the same number of seats as before, raising doubts it can form an all-opposition coalition that could take power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/cdp-noda-election-outcome/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #ldp

The dollar-yen fell 0.41% to 148.190 after Japan’s ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the House of Councillors, with markets correcting following the election outcome.
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