Japan's ruling party falls short of majority in tightest vote in years

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Japan's ruling party has missed out on a parliamentary majority for the first time since 2009, a result that strikes a blow to new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The snap poll was called in early October, following a party slush fund scandal that led to the resignation of Fumio Kishida and Ishiba's narrow election to the party's leadership. Voters in the world's fourth-largest economy have been rankled by rising prices.

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00:30I think the economy is the biggest factor.

00:37It's about the economy.

00:41And also, it's about the future.

00:48It's about how much our lives are being pulled up.

00:56That's what the economy is all about.

01:01I want to focus on young people more than anyone else.

01:08It might be a little different.

01:10Young people are part of an organization,

01:14so when they join an organization,

01:17they have to learn the right way,

01:20but if they don't, they can't do it.

01:22I think it's very hard for young people to be isolated.

01:29Japan, South Korea, and North Korea

01:46If North Korea or Russia were to invade Hokkaido,

01:51it would be a big problem.

01:55That's why I think the People's Party is good.

01:59If it were the U.S., it would be underestimated.

02:05Because it's new.

02:07I think it's Trump.

02:09If it were Trump, it would be ridiculed.

02:24Thank you very much.

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