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Sunday, July 20, 2025

Japan's Upper House election Ishiba Shigeru's Liberal Democratic Party lost majority

Reuters early return_ totals show

loss of seats for current P.M. (July 20, 2025)

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If Japan enters a period of political insecurity

for its ruling majority and P.M. then facing

off with Trump's negotiators for the August

1, 2025 deadline over Tariffs "levels" may

fall given that food / rice prices have more

than doubled since May 2024.

business/Japan-election-rice-koizumi.html

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Between June 20 and July 20, the Japanese

voting electorate has observed campaign

speeches and rallies for the leading and

opposition parties in the Japanese Diet

or legislature : P.M. Ishiba Shigeru

may lose the majority that keeps him

as Leader of a political party over the

entire government.  REUTERS reports

that there is a "Japan First" party that may

also threaten Ishiba Shigeru

reuters.com/ July 16, 2025

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