Japan PM says he will stay on to fulfill 'responsibility' despite election defeat
YURIKA YONEDA
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said, "We must humbly and sincerely accept the results of this election," a day after the ruling coalition's defeat in an upper house election, while also formally expressing his intention to continue as prime minister.
"While deeply aware of our grave responsibility for the election results, we must fulfill our responsibilities ... to the nation and its people, and ensure that politics does not come to a standstill," he said at a news conference.
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