Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay in office to deal with US tariff talks

Ishiba suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections.

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), listens to a question from a journalist at the LDP headquarters, on the day of Upper House election, in Tokyo, Japan. 

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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he needed to continue in office to deal with trade tariff negotiations with the United States and other economic issues following a bruising defeat in upper house elections.