Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said on Sunday evening that he intends to remain in office as prime minister, even though his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered an anticipated defeat in Sunday’s elections and lost control of the upper house of the National Diet.
The final round of polling predicted the dismaying result for LDP fairly closely. While some votes were still being counted on Monday, LDP appears to have lost 16 to 19 seats.
Together with its coalition partner Komeito, LDP won 47 seats on Sunday, three short of the number needed to retain control of the House of Councilors. The outcome was better for LDP than the…
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