India, July 21 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on despite the ruling coalition's loss in the elections to the upper house.
The coalition, led by Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party, lost its majority in the 248-seat House of Councillors, known as Saangiin, in Sunday's elections.
The LDP-Komeito Party alliance could win only 40 of the 125 contested seats, while Japan's new right-wing populist party Sanseito made a resounding debut by bagging 14 seats.
The Democratic Party for the People improved its position from four to 16 seats.
With the outcome, both the ruling coalition and the opposition are tied at 111 seats each.
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