Japanese PM stays on to sort out excessive inflation, US tariffs regardless of a key election loss

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press convention on the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Social gathering (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister’s ruling coalition didn’t safe a majority within the higher home in a parliamentary election. (Philip Fong/Pool Photograph by way of AP)

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