FOCUS: Japan PM Ishiba's minority gov't to struggle to pursue policy agenda

Two weeks after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the general election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was reelected on Monday, but his minority government is expected to struggle with advancing its policy agenda.While some members of his Liberal Democratic Party have urged Ishiba to step down, the reality is that no lawmakers want to take on the leadership now as the LDP and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, cannot control the powerful House of Representatives.With the political situation likely to remain highly uncertain, some LDP members say the only option is t…READ FULL ARTICLE