A dismal outcome in Sunday's House of Councillors election poses a difficult yet inevitable question for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba -- whether his days at the helm of the Liberal Democratic Party and the country are numbered.Losing majority control of the House of Representatives last year was a serious blow to Ishiba, but another setback for the LDP and its junior partner Komeito in the upper house election now severely limits his ability to advance his policy agenda without backing from an emboldened opposition.If Ishiba hopes to survive what is expected to be one of the most …READ FULL ARTICLE