‘Solemn’ Ishiba accepts defeat as Japan’s ruling bloc loses upper house control
Japan’s ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, is expected to lose its majority in the upper house of Parliament after Sunday’s election, according to exit polls. The coalition also lost control of the lower house in October, putting Ishiba’s government under even more pressure. Exit polls suggest that Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)…