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| Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decides to resign from office |
| 2025-09-08 |
| [NYPOST] Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy. Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party — which has governed Japan for almost all of the post-war era — to hold an emergency leadership race, he told a press conference, adding he would continue his duties until his successor was elected. Since coming to power less than a year ago, Ishiba has overseen his ruling coalition lose its majorities in elections for both houses of parliament amid voter anger over rising living costs. Until Sunday, he had refused calls to step down following the latest of those losses in July's upper house vote. He had focused instead on ironing out details of a trade deal with the United States on President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have roiled Japan's critical automotive industry and cast a shadow over weak growth Related: Shigeru Ishiba 08/08/2025 Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year Shigeru Ishiba 07/24/2025 Japan's Prime Minister to step down Shigeru Ishiba 05/25/2025 Trump Announces US Steel–Nippon Partnership |
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