TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday has decided to step down amid a growing push within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to hold a leadership election, Nikkei learned.
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a meeting of lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party at party headquarters on Sept. 2. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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