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By Masashi Nakata and Yuta Moriyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
15:32 JST,
July 23, 2025
Moves to oust Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had already begun within the Liberal Democratic Party before he implied to those around him that he would intend to step down.