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Read about the key risks to monitor and the rationale behind why Dalton believes this result may even accelerate the country\u2019s corporate governance reforms <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Japan-Upper-House-Election-Update-July-2025.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shiro Hayashi, Director of Research and Head of Dalton\u2019s Tokyo research office, discusses the recent House of Councillors (Upper House) election in Japan, where the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito suffered a second consecutive defeat. 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