Ruling, Opposition Parties Deepening Confrontation over Economic Policies after PM Ishiba Announces He Will Step Down

The Yomiuri Shimbun
18:07 JST,
September 8, 2025
The gaps in opinions between the ruling and opposition parties will likely deepen further as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has placed importance on measures to cope with rising prices as his administration’s priority issue, decided to step down as president of the Liberal Democratic Party witho...
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