Shigeru Ishiba, the Prime Minister of Japan, has resigned from his position following the ruling coalition’s failure to secure a majority in the upper house of the parliament. This recent setback, which compounded the prior loss of the lower house majority, proved decisive. Ishiba, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), had initially resisted calls to step down, citing a need to avoid a ‘political deadlock’. However, he has now left office.
