Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports he plans to announce his resignation before the end of the month, after agreeing to a trade deal with the United States.
Ishiba, 68, has been under pressure to step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after his party and its coalition partner, Komeito, lost their majority in the upper house of Japan’s Parliament in the July 20 election.
The Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s major newspapers, citing anonymous sources, reported that Ishiba had decided to announce his resignation by the end of July.
Ishiba denied the story was true….
Japanese Prime Minister Denies Plans to Resign, Says He Will Examine US Trade Deal
