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The ruling LDP-Komeito bloc’s devastating loss in Sunday’s poll could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation or political gridl...

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Opinion polls suggest Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party may fall short of a majority in Upper House elections.