Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will remain in office despite a significant defeat for his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in recent elections. The party lost its parliamentary majority, winning 191 seats compared to 259 in the previous election. Ishiba attributed the loss to voters' anger over a funding scandal and pledged to enact reforms to address the issue. Opposition parties made gains, with the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) increasing its projected seat tally to 148.

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