Japan, Upper House
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The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political class dismissed as out of touch.
A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election
TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in his post on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, prompting some in his own party to doubt his leadership as the opposition weighed a no-confidence motion.