Japan has been plunged into political uncertainty after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and its coalition partner lost its majority in a general election that was called by the country's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba.
The parties will now have to rely on the support of another party to form a government.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.
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