Japan PM Ishiba resigns to stave off split in ruling LDP

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba arriving at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo on Sept 7, 2025. - Photo: AFP

TOKYO: Defiant but finding himself increasingly isolated within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday (Sept 7) that he was calling time on a short-lived tenure.

Ishiba, who is resigning as LDP President, will remain in office as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen. His decision was made to stave off a simmering civil war within the party.