Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to resign to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

Ishiba’s LDP-led coalition lost its upper house majority in an election in July.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens during a joint appearance with Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Sept. 5, 2025. via REUTERS

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