Embattled Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign, media report
Pacific Asia • Sep 7, 2025, 8:26 AM
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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections. James Simms, a freelance journalist based in Tokyo reports on the political crisis.
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Embattled Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign, media report
Pacific Asia • 8:26 AM
1 min
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections. James Simms, a freelance journalist based in Tok
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Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after election debacle
Pacific Asia • 7:27 AM
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned on Sunday following calls to take responsibility for his party's historic defeat in July's parliamentary election.
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The Bright Side: Australia bans logging in eastern woodland to protect koalas
Pacific Asia • 12:05 AM
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Australia's eastern New South Wales state government has imposed a ban on logging across 435,000 acres of forest to create a Great Koala National Park. The furry marsupials are at risk of extinction in the wild across the state due to deforestation, drou
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