Darkest Hour for Ishiba Amid Pressure to Quit and Executive Resignations

Japan’s ‘house of cards’: Ishiba clings to power as hawks demand LDP election

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces more pressure to step down following an LDP report on its defeat in July’s Upper House election.

Party support for Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba craters

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already tenuous grasp on power has been shaken by a wave of resignations of key officials and calls by rebels in his Liberal Democratic Party for a leadership election Monday.

Calls to replace Japan PM Ishiba as LDP leader grow among veteran lawmakers

More veteran lawmakers among Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are demanding an early leadership election in a bid to oust Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with a former head of the LDP's top decision-making body joining the call on Thursday.

Darkest hour for Ishiba amid pressure to quit and executive resignations

An offer by the secretary-general to resign after the party’s poor performance in a recent election has prompted Ishiba's LDP leadership team to call time on the administration.

Ex-PM Aso calls for ruling LDP leadership election to replace Ishiba

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday called for a snap presidential election in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as more LDP lawmakers push to unseat incumbent…

Japan's PM Ishiba Backed Into Corner Ahead of Party Vote