Tokyo, Oct 25, 2024 (AFP) - Japan PM on defensive as election prospects dim further

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2024-10-25
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hit out at "biased" media reports related to a party scandal, as a fresh survey suggested that his ruling coalition could fall short of a majority in elections on Sunday. This would be the worst result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- which has governed Japan for almost all of the past seven decades -- since it last lost power from 2009 to 2012, as well as a major blow to Ishiba himself. Adding to Is......
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