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Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.

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The sudden return of political uncertainty ... in productivity are inflationary. Japan ranks 30th among 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development members in worker efficiency.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan and its allies should deepen cooperation in the development of weapons and other defense equipment as threats mount across the Asia-Pacific region.