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AFP on MSNJapan PM faces reckoning in upper house electionJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.One making inroads is the "Japanese-first" Sanseito,
If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high U.
Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt investor confidence in the world's fourth largest economy and complicate tariff talks with the United States.
With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery right-wing populism to Japan’s election on Sunday.
Japan holds Upper House elections every three years to fill half the chamber’s 248 seats. This year, 124 regular seats and one extra vacancy are being contested.
The dollar rebounded broadly on Thursday following a turbulent session on Wednesday when U.S. President Donald Trump denied reports that he was planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.