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Japan's ruling coalition has suffered a historic setback, losing its majority in the upper house. It follows the October defeat in the more important lower house. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party finds itself a minority in both houses. Is this the beginning of the end of decades of one-party dominance in Japan? What does this mean for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the country's struggling economy?
Japan's ruling coalition has suffered a historic setback, losing its majority in the upper house. It follows the October defeat in the more important lower house. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party finds itself a minority in both houses. Is this the beginning of the end of decades of one-party dominance in Japan? What does this mean for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the country's struggling economy?