Ready to tackle challenges despite election loss: Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high US tarifis after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers and triggered calls for his resignation.

- Associated Press

Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house in Sunday’s vote. Though the LDP is still the leading party, its ruling coalition is now a minority in both houses of the Diet, or parliament, which makes it difficult for the coalition to pass any legislation.

The loss of a majority in Sun-