Japanisfacingtradeandpoliticaluncertaintyafterahistoricdefeatfortheprimeminister’srulingparty.ShigeruIshibaistryingtobuytimeforhispremiershipfollowingthispastweekend’selection,whichlefttherulingblocthreeseatsshortofamajorityintheupperhouse.在首相执政党遭遇历史性失败后，日本正面临贸易和政治上的不确定性。石破茂正试图为其首相任期争取时间，上周末的选举使执政联盟在参议院少了三席多数。Despitebeinginaweakerpositiontostaveoffoppositiondemandsorsecurealast-minutetradedealwiththeUS,Ishibahasvowedtostayonwithaminorityinbothhouses.Manyofthekeyoppositionpartiesranonaplatformtocutthesalestax,andIshibamayhavetomakeconcessionstopushanyofhispoliciesthrough.尽管在抵御反...