Tokyo, July 21 -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has faced a major setback following a significant electoral defeat on Monday in the upper house of Japan's parliament as his coalition failed to attain a majority, reported Kyodo News.

Last year, the ruling coalition also lost the majority in the lower house of the parliament.

Despite this major setback, which led to his ruling coalition losing its majority in both houses of Japan's parliament, Ishiba vowed that he would remain in office as the country's Prime Minister to avert a "political stalemate".

Voter turnout reached 58.51 per cent, an increase from the 52.05 per cent recorded in the 2022 upper house election, with a record 26 million early votes cast during the holiday weekend.

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