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By Masashi Nakata and Takeo Maeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:09 JST,
July 3, 2025
During a debate Wednesday ahead of the House of Councillors election, which is just weeks away, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spent much of his time on the defensive over deadlocked tariff negotiations with the United States, as opposition party leaders upped the ante.