"Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation as Japan's prime minister on Sunday evening, after the ruling coalition he led lost majorities in both houses of parliament. The move came ahead of a vote by his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that was planned for Monday that would almost certainly have forced him out of office. Ishiba is to some extent leaving office on his own terms, and can claim success in his primary aim of concluding an agreement on tariffs with the US."
""Stagnation in politics means that very little can be done on issues that affect ordinary people, such as rising prices, a worsening cost of living crisis, wage concerns and national security," said Hiromi Murakami, a professor of political science at the Tokyo campus of Temple University. "People want real solutions to the real problems they are facing and I think the public is deeply disappointed by another leader who has only been in office for less than a year"
Shigeru Ishiba resigned as Japan's prime minister after the ruling coalition lost majorities in both houses of parliament. The resignation came ahead of a planned LDP vote that would likely have removed him from office. Ishiba emphasized that concluding an agreement on US tariff measures justified stepping down now. He will remain in office until the LDP elects a new leader, who will head a minority government requiring cross-party compromise to pass legislation. Four weeks of leadership campaigning are expected to increase political uncertainty while Japan faces economic pressures, cost-of-living challenges and national security concerns.
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