Analysis: Japan's Ruling Coalition Loses Majority in Upper House

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By Andy Hsueh/ Issy Wells

Despite Japan’s ruling coalition losing its majority in the country's upper house election on Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru says he won't step down. TaiwanPlus spoke to Professor Tsai Hsi-hsun at Tamkang University’s Graduate Institute of Japanese Political and Economic Studies to find out what led voters to this outcome and what the result means for the country.