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TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba resigns as prime minister and says new leadership election should begin immediately Japanese prime minister ...

TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he would resign after less than a year in the role, following two crushing parliamentary defeats that cost the long-governing ruling party ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July ...