Japan's parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister

Japan's parliament has reelected struggling Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after his governing coalition suffered its worst election loss in more than a decade. The parliamentary vote for a new prime minister was mandatory following a general election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has ruled almost uninterrupted for decades and the parliamentary vote for a new leader following a general election was in the past a routine formality. Ishiba beat opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda in the first runoff in 30 years. Ishiba's minority coalition is expected to struggle as it needs consent from key opposition parties to push policies, experts say.