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Japan’s PM Ishiba Reportedly Decides to Resign

Japan’s PM Ishiba Reportedly Decides to Resign

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Japan’s PM Ishiba decides to resign – reports 23.07.2025, Sputnik Africa

2025-07-23T07:38+0200

2025-07-23T07:38+0200

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Japan’s PM Ishiba decides to resign – reportsJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down and will formally announce his resignation by the end of August, Reuters reported. The move follows his ruling coalition’s poor performance in the upper-house elections, where it lost its majority—falling from 141 to 122 seats out of 248.Ishiba had previously pledged to stay in office to handle ongoing trade negotiations with the US, including the Trump-announced deal proposing a 15% tariff cap in exchange for a $550 billion Japanese investment. However, mounting pressure within his party appears to have forced his resignation.

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