Ishiba survived a rare runoff to remain Japan’s prime minister but will face turmoil

Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid anger over the ruling party’s financial scandals. Ishiba was battered in last month’s parliamentary elections, his ruling coalition losing a majority in parliament, less than a month after taking office. He came out a winner in Monday’s runoff but voters are still upset about the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s money scandals. While Ishiba scrambles for another coalition partner to stabilize his government, the main opposition parties are now seeing a rare chance to push through their own policies and raise their profiles ahead of the next election.