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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologized for giving gift certificates to ruling party lawmakers, potentially harming his administration's approval ratings and delaying the passage of the next fiscal year's budget. The political uncertainty could affect Ishiba's leadership ahead of the July upper house election and may cause a delay in passing the budget by the March 31 deadline.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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