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Japan's PM Ishiba to quit after election drubbing and Trump trade deal, source
By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat, a source told Reuters, as the embattled premier announced a long-sought trade deal with U.

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Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’
Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal
Japan's PM denies he plans to quit after election drubbing
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied on Wednesday he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upp...

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Japan election: what will happen to trade deal with the US?
World markets are mixed and Japan's shares dip after election leaves Ishiba's future in doubt
Japan PM Ishiba weighs whether to step down over US trade talks, Yomiuri says
The outcome of Japan's ongoing trade talks with the U.S. will become clear this month, as negotiators rush to clinch a deal by the August 1 deadline, which could become a turning point for the admini...

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‘Make Ishiba Go Away’: Japan’s LDP reels after historic defeat
Japan could be in a weaker position in trade talks after Ishiba's upper house defeat, experts say
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated while potentially prolonged political paralysis and a global trade war provide compelling reasons to go slow on rate hikes.
Ishiba’s coalition loses majority in Japan’s upper house election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parliament.
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.”
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist parties surged.
Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say
Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already priced in the election outcome.
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Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips
Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, potentially heralding political turmoil as a tariff deadline with the United States looms.
Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses
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World markets are mixed and Japan’s shares dip after election leaves Ishiba’s future in doubt
World markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.
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