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Embattled Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign, media report © France 24

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Issued on: 07/09/2025 - 10:26

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections. James Simms, a freelance journalist based in Tokyo reports on the political crisis.

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