Japan PM Ishiba Reiterates Intent to Stay in Office

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Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday reiterated his intent to remain in office after his party’s defeat in Sunday’s House of Councillors election. “We’ve received an extremely harsh judgment from the public,” he told a press conference at the party’s headquarters. “(The result) was extremely deplorable. I a…

Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday reiterated his intent to remain in office after his party’s defeat in Sunday’s House of Councillors election. “We’ve received an extremely harsh judgment from the public,” he told a press conference at the party’s headquarters. “(The result) was extremely deplorable. I a…