Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition failed on Monday to secure a majority in the country’s 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito needed to win 50 seats in addition to the 76 they already held to maintain control. WIth only one seat still to be decided, the coalition had secured just 47.
