Japan’s Liberal Democratic party, the political bloc that has governed the country almost exclusively for 70 years, has lost its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time.
The LDP and its coalition partner, Komeito, emerged from Sunday’s pivotal election to the 248-seat upper house at least two seats short of the figure needed to retain a majority.
The result of the election, which was fought against a background of rising living costs, higher levels of immigration and wages that have failed to keep up with inflation, deals a heavy blow to prime minister Shigeru Ishiba.
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