(250721) -- TOKYO, July 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, also president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), meets the press at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2025.
The coalition led by the LDP is certain to lose its majority in the House of Councillors following Sunday's election, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Despite the defeat, Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, adding that the LDP must fulfill its responsibility as the ruling party. (Franck Robichon/Pool via Xinhua)
