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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, ending a three-year term marred by ...

Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign ...

Japan's deepening political woes cloud budget, rate hike timing

Japan's deepening political uncertainty risks prolonging policy paralysis that could affect the drafting of next year's ...
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Japan's prime minister feels pressure after election losses - Yahoo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office, despite exit polls indicating that his Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's ...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba denies reports suggesting he could ...

Japan's embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied media reports that he was considering resigning, according to Reuters. Local media outlets earlier in the day said that Ishiba was ...

Japan's PM Ishiba denies he has decided to quit

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...

Trump announces new tariffs of up to 40% on a growing number of countries

President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate. But at the same time, ...