Reports had emerged early Wednesday that Shigeru Ishiba, who is also leader of ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will step down next month

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports he plans to resign over a historic defeat his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered in a weekend election, saying he wants to make sure the tariff deal struck with the United States is appropriately implemented.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on July 23 said there was no discussion about whether he would stay in office or resign during a meeting held t･･･

By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.

With the trade deal with the U.S. now done, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly planning to step down. A Bloomberg report, citing the Yomiuri newspaper, stated that Ishiba is set to announce his resignation this month.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to announce his resignation by August following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s review･･･

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by the end of next month, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, following a bruising election defeat that cost his administration its upper house majority.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, after he has a chance to review the U.S. trade deal.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to resign by the end of August after his ruling coalition experienced a significant setback in the recent upper house election. The coalition, comprised of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito,