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Japan is entering a period of political uncertainty following an Oct. 27 election where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner lost their majority in parliament for the first time since a vote in 2009. The yen tumbled to a three-month low in the immediate aftermath as investors braced for a weaker administration. A 30-day clock was also set in motion for a new government to emerge, pitting the LDP against the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party to build a majority

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on and stabilize the political situation after the ruling party’s worst electoral result since 2009. While he is expected to continue as premier for now, he may yet not survive a leadership vote due within 30 days in parliament, and even if he does it’s unclear how long his administration would hold together.

Japan is entering a period of political uncertainty following an Oct. 27 election where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner lost their majority in parliament for the first time since a vote in 2009. The yen tumbled to a three-month low in the immediate aftermath as investors braced for a weaker administration. A 30-day clock was also set in motion for a new government to emerge, pitting the LDP against the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party to build a majority, or find a route to a minority government.

Japan faces political instability after a gamble by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to call a snap election backfired with the ruling coalition failing to win a majority in parliament for the first time since 2009.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on and stabilize the political situation after the ruling party's worst electoral result since 2009. While he is expected to continue as premier for now, he may yet not survive a leadership vote due within 30 days in parliament, and even if he does it's unclear how long his administration would hold together.

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on and stabilize the political situation after the ruling party's worst electoral result since 2009. While he is expected to continue as premier for now, he may yet not survive a leadership vote due within 30 days in parliament, and even if he does it's unclear how long his administration would hold together.

Japan risks entering a renewed phase of policy stasis just as the world prepares for the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House — and the pressure that would bring on key US allies.

The leader of the small Japanese political party that could become a useful ally for a weakened government dug in his heels over a demand for income tax breaks in return for support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and a small opposition party that holds the key for its fate will have high-level policy discussions