Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has again denied reports that he plans to resign after his party's historic election defeat

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba dismisses reports that he will step down next month - The 68-year old leader said media reports that he had already decided to resign were ‘completely unfounded’

By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied on Wednesday he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upper house election defeat.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign amid growing opposition within his party following a heavy defeat in the upper house election. Ishiba faces pressure to take responsibility for the loss while balancing delicate trade negotiations with the U.

With the trade deal with the U.S. now done, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is reportedly planning to step down. A Bloomberg report, citing the Yomiuri newspaper, stated that Ishiba is set to announce his resignation this month.

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied media reports that he is set to announce his resignation, in an apparent bid to extend his premiership despite an election setback earlier in the week.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to resign by the end of August after his ruling coalition experienced a significant setback in the recent upper house election. The coalition, comprised of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito,

Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership amidst rising inflation and trade tensions with the US.