Following Sunday’s elections in Japan, media outlets in South Korea published extensive coverage analyzing the implications of the results and the shape of future Japanese politics.

South Korea’s KBS said the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party failed to win a majority with its coalition partner in the lower house, a benchmark that would be considered an election victory.

The public broadcaster said this was a serious blow, considering that the LDP had maintained a single-handed majority since the second Abe Shinzo administration.

KBS said LDP leader Ishiba Shigeru now faces a situation where even his reappointment as Prime Minister is uncertain.

Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s leading newspaper, reported that dark clouds hang over the future of the government led by Ishiba, who took office in less than a month.

The report also states that it will be difficult to implement the constitutional amendments supported by a group of LDP politicians, because they do not have the numbers to present the proposal for these amendments.

Yonha News Agency noted that it had become difficult to obtain Ishiba’s power to promote his own policies, such as the establishment of an Asian version of NATO.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference on Monday that he would not comment on Japan’s internal affairs.

He said that the long-term, healthy and stable development of China-Japan relations will meet the fundamental interests of the people of both countries.

He said he hopes that the Japanese side will confront the Chinese side and comprehensively advance strategic and mutually beneficial relations and strive to establish constructive and stable bilateral relations that will meet the demands of the new era.

Chinese media reported that the issue of politics and money greatly influenced the election results in Japan.

State-run China Central Television broadcast a comment from an expert from the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government-affiliated think tank.

It was stated that people should watch whether Ishiba will take more radical measures in foreign policy under the influence of conservative politicians within the party or populists who have increased their presence in the country.