Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba offers to resign
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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.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under increasing pressure to bow out after his party and junior coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in Sunday's election.
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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.
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would trigger a leadership race in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),
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.