Relations with the US will be Japan's priority, and stabilizing China-Japan relations is good for Japan's economy, so the impact from the election results on his foreign policies might be limited. The LDP is still a conservative right-wing party, so we can't expect too much from the Ishiba administration,
Without a majority in the lower house, the efficiency of the government and the reforms based on the prime minister's ideas will be greatly undermined. Ishiba is unlikely to step down soon, as he was just elected and could not be held accountable for the long-existing problem of corruption within the LDP,
Corruption in the LDP is a long-existing problem, and the reason why Japanese voters choose not to tolerate this problem anymore is that the LDP also failed to prove its capability in solving economic problems,
It just comes down to the fact that they didn’t deal with it properly. And now they’re facing the consequences,
With all the attention on largely domestic issues, Japan’s international profile may weaken,
It really comes down to politics to see who can give up more but not give out too much,
If they take power and try to change the economic and diplomatic policies of the current government, they will only end up collapsing right away,
We accomplished our goal of preventing the ruling coalition from a majority, which was a major achievement,
The results so far have been extremely severe, and we take them very seriously,
I think the outcome was a result of people across Japan wanting to change the current situation,
As long as our own lives don't improve, I think everyone has given up on the idea that we can expect anything from politicians,
Lawmakers aligned with [former Prime Minister Shinzo] Abe were cold-shouldered under Ishiba, so they could potentially pounce on the opportunity to take their revenge,
I will enact fundamental reform regarding the issue of money and politics,
I want to fulfill my duty by protecting people’s lives, protecting Japan.”
People’s suspicion, mistrust and anger” at the slush fund scandal – which saw LDP figures pocket money from fundraising events and which helped sink his predecessor Fumio Kishida – factored in the election result
But at the same time, with the number of LDP seats reduced so much, they might take the high road and support Ishiba for now, thinking it’s not the time for infighting,
It’s up to what can they give to these two parties to try and get them to just kind of join their side. The best scenario is getting them into the coalition government, but that’s a tall order,
It seems unlikely that he (Ishiba) will survive to lead a new government as prime minister ... though it is possible he could stay on as caretaker,
We cannot allow not even a moment of stagnation as we face very difficult situations both in our security and economic environments,
LDP’s payments to branches show utter lack of care for public image,