The move is seen as an attempt to avoid a split within his governing Liberal Democratic Party, which lost its upper house ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of ...

Ishiba has been in power for less than a year, but faced calls to resign from the right-wing faction of his own party after a ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru Hanai—POOL/AFP/. L ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned amid pressure from his party after the heavy loss in July’s parliamentary ...

Ishiba inherited a deeply troubled party. Whoever succeeds him will need to restore public trust, or the party may fall ...

Shigeru’s departure will fuel political uncertainty over the coming weeks until the Liberal Democrat Party chooses a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to resign in an effort to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday (7 September) in an effort to avert divisions ...

Shigeru Ishiba's resignation ushers in a potentially lengthy period of policy uncertainty at a shaky moment for the world's ...

The embattled leader is trying to head off a deep split in his party over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy ...