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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday (September 7, 2025) he would resign, caving into ruling party pressure on him to take responsibility for a series of election losses, most recently in July’s upper house. Mr. Ishiba’s resignation will trigger a leadership race in his Liberal Democratic Party, with the winner facing a parliament…
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Shigeru Ishiba waves hands at his supporters after he was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP), during the party’s leadership election on September 27, 2024, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba won an election to lead Japan’s governing party on Friday (September 27, 2024) and…
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