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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba resigns

Why Japan’s Prime Minister Is Resigning After Just a Year in Office

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sept. 7 he would resign, succumbing to weeks of pressure from within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, following a historic upper house election loss in July.

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Japan’s prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election

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Who could replace Ishiba as Japan's prime minister

Japan's LDP to hold full-scale vote to pick leader

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Japan's ruling LDP to pick new leader on October 4, Takaichi and Koizumi seen as frontrunners

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader on October 4 to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, senior party lawmakers said on Tuesday, after a formal contest rather t...

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Japan’s LDP Set to Hold All-Member Vote for Leader on Oct. 4

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Japan’s ruling party reportedly to set leadership race on Oct 4

Japan’s ruling party is set to decide when and how an upcoming leadership race will be held, after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation announcement triggered a vote to choose his successor.

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Japan fiscal dove Takaichi intends to run in LDP leadership race, Kyodo says

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Battle to pick next LDP head effectively kicks off, heavyweights join race

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How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Make Controversial WWII Message

Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from tradition in an apologetic message about the country’s actions in World War II.

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Japan could get its first woman prime minister as Sanae Takaichi leads the polls. But it's far from a done deal

The two most prominent names are former economic minister Sanae Takaichi and current farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi.

Japan prime minister hopefuls prepare leadership bids, markets recoil

Lawmakers in Japan prepared their bids to replace outgoing premier Shigeru Ishiba, as markets recoiled on the political uncertainty.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to step down after clinching U.S. tariff deal

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