Japan PM vows to maintain coalition makeup after election defeat

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday dismissed the idea of expanding the ruling coalition's composition for now but expressed a desire to incorporate policy ideas from the opposition camp after a crushing defeat in the previous day's general election.His remarks came as expectations mounted that his Liberal Democratic Party may seek policy-by-policy deals with the Democratic Party for the People, which saw its seats in the 465-member House of Representatives more than quadruple from seven on Sunday, to prevent political gridlock.The two parties have already been contacting each …READ FULL ARTICLE