Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election held on Sunday (27th October).

According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed Japan for all but four years since 1955, lost more than 50 seats in an election for the House of Representatives, the influential lower chamber of Parliament.

Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party remains the top party in Japan’s parliament, and a change of government is not expected but falling short of a majority could make it difficult for Ishiba to get his party’s policies through parliament.

Official results are expected later today (28th October)

On this episode of Morning Shot, Professor Tomohiko Taniguchi, Special Advisor to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet and Specially Appointed Professor at the University of Tsukuba shares his analysis on what’s in store for Japan’s political landscape moving forward. 

Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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