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Japan's PM Ishiba denies he has decided to quit
JAPAN, JUL 23 – Despite calls for resignation after a historic election loss, Ishiba prioritizes implementing a new US-Japan trade deal that cuts auto tariffs from 25% to 15%, officials said.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after reports said he planned to announce his resignation over a bruising upper house election defeat.
- Ishiba's resignation less than a year after taking office would trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic party, which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war period.
- Ishiba welcomed a new tariff agreement with the United States, placing a 15% tax on Japanese cars and other goods imported into the U.S., saying it would benefit both sides and create more jobs and investment.
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