People stand outside Ikebukuro train station as images of Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (top L) and former premier and head of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), Yoshihiko Noda (top R) are broadcast during a news update on a large television screen one day after the general election in Tokyo on October 28, 2024. Ishiba vowed on October 28 to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party's ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)