Politically bruised, Japan’s Ishiba to resign as PM next month over defeat in Senate vote

Politically bruised, Japan’s Ishiba to resign as PM next month over defeat in Senate vote

The news of Ishiba’s resignation came hours after Japan secured a trade deal with the US that cut a threatened 25-per-cent tariff to 15 per cent ahead of an August 1 deadline

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media following upper house elections, at Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. Image- AFP