The Liberal Democratic Party's defeat in a House of Representatives by-election in Shimane, dubbed as a "conservative kingdom," is set to make it more difficult for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishi
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a fresh setback on Monday after his scandal-hit ruling party lost three parliamentary seats in weekend by-elections.
Official campaigning for a House of Representatives by-election in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, begins, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida struggling to restore public support due in part to dissatisfaction over rising prices.
Official campaigning for an upper house by-election in the southwestern prefecture of Oita begins, one of several electoral tests facing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida later this month as he tries to address the unpopularity of his government.