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Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upper house election defeat.
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Stocktwits on MSNJapan PM Shigeru Ishiba Reportedly Mulls Stepping Down This Month After Striking US Trade DealWith the trade deal with the U.S. now done, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly planning to step down. A Bloomberg report, citing the Yomiuri newspaper, stated that Ishiba is set to announce his resignation this month.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a minority in both parliamentary chambers and triggered calls for his resignation.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to resign by the end of August after his ruling coalition experienced a significant setback in the recent upper house election. The coalition, comprised of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito,
Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership amidst rising inflation and trade tensions with the US.