Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign

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FILE – Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo Monday, July 21, 2025 after the prime minister’s ruling coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house in a parliamentary election. (Philip Fong | Pool AFP/AP)TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election, Japan’s NHK public television reported. The prime minister is expected to hold a news conference later Sunday. FILE – Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) meets the media at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, July 20, 2025. Moriyama’s departure would have dealt a blow to the prime minister.