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The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

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In a critical parliamentary election, Japan's ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba failed to secure a ...

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T OKYO -- As the July 20 House of Representatives election approaches, political parties in Japan have been proposing restrictions on accepting foreigners and stricter measures on dealing with them.