Ishiba walks out of tax vote, 14 years after telling rebels to quit
The former prime minister left the chamber rather than vote on a consumption tax cut. In 2012 he said lawmakers who defied the party on tax should leave it.
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Takaichi says she still wants to work with Trump after Democratic midterm sweep
The prime minister's vow to keep cooperating with the US president drew online criticism and a call from former lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa for her to resign, after Democrats won both chambers.
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The Democratic Party took back the House and Senate, a result the Kyoto Shimbun calls a verdict on Trump's tariffs, the Iran strikes and inflation — and a cue for Tokyo to widen its options beyond Washington.
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