Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Sunday decided to step down from the post over a month after his party was hit with a major electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, following a major defeat in the recent upper house election.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday to avoid a split of his Liberal Democratic Party after recent election defeats.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

LDP lawmakers are scheduled to vote on Sept 8 whether to hold an extraordinary leadership election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's parliamentary election.

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday (7 September) in an effort to avert divisions within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The announcement was made by ...

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.

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba stepped down less than two months after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its ...

Shigeru Ishiba decided to avoid a split in the party, while the Asahi Shimbun daily said he was unable to withstand the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned amidst mounting pressure from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following a significant setback in th ...