Japan’s long-running governing party loses majority, raising uncertainty over next government

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party has ruled for almost all of Japan’s postwar period. But it lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday’s national election. Could smaller parties be key for Japan’s future government? Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party has ruled for almost all of Japan’s postwar period. But it lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday’s national election. Could smaller parties be key for Japan’s future government? World Politics, Elections, Government and Politics, Foreign Affairs, Political Parties and Movements, Business, Economics and Finance Latest business news