CSIS Issues Commentary: Japan's Upper House Election - Prolonged Instability
July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 21, 2025:
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Japan's Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability
By Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano and Kristi Govella
On July 20, Japan's long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in an election for the upper house of parliament. This comes as a major blow to . . .
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Japan's Upper House Election: Prolonged Instability
By Nicholas Szechenyi, Yuko Nakano and Kristi Govella
On July 20, Japan's long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in an election for the upper house of parliament. This comes as a major blow to . . .