Yoshihiko Noda (C), leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), arrives for a press conference as Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (top L) is pictured during a television broadcast, at the CDP's headquarters in Tokyo on October 27, 2024. Japan's scandal-hit ruling party fell short of a majority for the first time since 2009 in snap elections on October 27, media projections showed, a blow to new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)