Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied media reports suggesting he plans to resign following his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) heavy loss in the recent upper house election. Speaking on Wednesday, the 68-year-old leader called such rumors “completely unfounded.”
The far-right Sanseito party has emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan’s upper house election, capitalizing on its “Japanese First” campaign, strong anti-immigration stance, and populist promises of tax cuts and welfare spending.
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