Japan's PM Ishiba faces uphill battle in upper house election amid rising prices and US tariffs

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TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s (July 20) upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, such as rising prices and high US tariffs.

A poor performance would not immediately trigger a change of government but it would deepen uncertainty over his fate and Japan’s future path.