TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Monday amid a cautious mood as Japan's lower house was set to hold a runoff vote to choose the prime minister for the first time in three decades. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 32.95 points ...

By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader on Monday, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the most support in Monday’s first round of voting to stay in the job despite a national election setback, as he prepares for an expected meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump later this month.

Japan's parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade. Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito together lost their majority in the 465-seat Lower House,