Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns Amidst Political Turmoil, LDP Leadership Race Imminent
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns Amidst Political Turmoil, LDP Leadership Race Imminent Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his immediate resignation, plunging the nation’s political landscape into uncertainty. The decision, revealed Sunday, comes less than a year after Ishiba took office and follows two significant electoral setbacks for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Ishiba stated his intent to step down to take responsibility for the LDP’s poor performance in both the October 2024 lower house elections and the…