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Japan PM hangs on after election debacle

WORLD NEWS
21-07-2025 10:59 HKT
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at the vote counting centre in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. (AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at the vote counting centre in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. (AFP)

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