[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  US Ship of State [@US_ShipOfState](/creator/twitter/US_ShipOfState) on x 89.6K followers Created: 2025-07-21 11:00:08 UTC Japan's ruling coalition [Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito] lost its upper house majority in an election on Sunday -- after having suffered a similar lower house defeat in October -- but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has made clear his intention to go on leading the government. Ahead of the election, inflation and immigration became hot-button issues. Exit polls suggest a clear divide in voting patterns between generations. The two parties that leapt in the polls -- the center-right DPFP and the right-wing populist Sanseito -- were the clear beneficiaries of young Japanese shunning the legacy parties, the LDP and the CDP [Constitutional Democratic Party, the center-left main opposition]. The LDP's highest support rate was among voters at XX and older, but that voter bracket was also a sizable supporter of the CDP. Sanseito, which advocates a "Japanese first" stance, received strong backing from those in their 40s and 50s. These voters are part of the so-called lost generation, a cohort that entered the workforce between 1993 and 2004, a period when Japan's job market all but froze. Shut out of Japan's lifetime employment tradition, many ended up as part-timers and freelancers. The party's message resonated with them.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [inflation](/topic/inflation) [democratic party](/topic/democratic-party) [Post Link](https://x.com/US_ShipOfState/status/1947250232514711680)
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US Ship of State @US_ShipOfState on x 89.6K followers
Created: 2025-07-21 11:00:08 UTC
Japan's ruling coalition [Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito] lost its upper house majority in an election on Sunday -- after having suffered a similar lower house defeat in October -- but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has made clear his intention to go on leading the government.
Ahead of the election, inflation and immigration became hot-button issues.
Exit polls suggest a clear divide in voting patterns between generations.
The two parties that leapt in the polls -- the center-right DPFP and the right-wing populist Sanseito -- were the clear beneficiaries of young Japanese shunning the legacy parties, the LDP and the CDP [Constitutional Democratic Party, the center-left main opposition].
The LDP's highest support rate was among voters at XX and older, but that voter bracket was also a sizable supporter of the CDP.
Sanseito, which advocates a "Japanese first" stance, received strong backing from those in their 40s and 50s. These voters are part of the so-called lost generation, a cohort that entered the workforce between 1993 and 2004, a period when Japan's job market all but froze. Shut out of Japan's lifetime employment tradition, many ended up as part-timers and freelancers. The party's message resonated with them.
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