Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political future hangs in the balance after his ruling coalition suffered a significant setback in Japan’s upper house elections, losing its majority and plunging the government into a rare state of divided control.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito won just 47 of the 125 contested seats in the House of Councillors, falling short of their pre-election target of 50 seats.
