Japan Plunges into Political Uncertainty as PM Ishiba Resigns Following Election Losses
Japan Plunges into Political Uncertainty as PM Ishiba Resigns Following Election Losses Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his resignation, stepping down after less than a year in office following significant election defeats for his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The unexpected move plunges the world’s fourth-largest economy and a crucial US ally into a period of political uncertainty, at a time of escalating tensions with China and mounting regional insecurity. Ishiba’s departure comes just a day before the LDP…