1 November 2024
Weekly Wrap: Will Japan's Ishiba remain as Prime Minister despite the LDP's bruising loss?
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba insists that he would not step down following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s resounding defeat in the lower house election.
A special Diet session must be held within 30 days of the election to elect the prime minister, as bound by the Constitution. But whether this will again be Mr Ishiba, who had taken office only on Oct 1, is a big question mark.
Walter Sim, Japan Correspondent at The Straits Times, weighs in on the contributing factors of the LDP's poor performance, the impact of the hung Parliament and the challenges for Japan in the days ahead.

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7 July 2022
Is Japan's coalition heading for an Upper House election win? - Asian Insider
The Straits Times' Japan correspondent Walter Sim chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker.
They discuss Japan's upcoming Upper House election, the importance of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win and the battle for the Okinawa prefectural constituency.

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