Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned on Sunday (September 07, 2025), when he faced the party’s historic defeat in the parliamentary elections in the country in July. The move behind Ishiba’s move was his constant resignation from within the Liberal Democratic Party, in which he was being asked to give up the responsibility of defeat and leave the post.

Ishiba ignored the demand of opponents
Shigeru Ishiba, who became Prime Minister in October, ignored the demand for the resignation of his party’s right -wing opponents for more than a month. He had said that his withdrawal from his post will create political void in the country. He had raised the issue of rising prices, rice policy reforms and rising tension in the region along with their impact on tariffs and Japanese economy imposed by the US.

LDP leadership decision on election
According to the news agency AP, the decision to step down his post has come a day before the LDP’s decision to hold the leadership election, which had been approved, there would have been a kind of no confidence motion against Ishiba.

Ishiba said to start the vote process for replacement
In a press conference, Shigeru Ishiba said that he will start the election process of his successor for the party leadership. He also said that the decision to be held on Monday will no longer be necessary.

Government shock in parliamentary elections in July
In the important parliamentary election held in July, Ishiba -led ruling alliance could not get a majority in the upper house with 248 seats, which had a serious impact on his government’s stability.

Meeting with former PM Suga and Agriculture Minister Koizumi
According to AP report, Ishiba held a meeting with Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga before Monday’s party voting. It is believed that these leaders had advised to resign.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday indicated that he was about to leave the post. He has taken this decision after increasing criticism from within his own party and a crushing defeat in the July parliamentary election. According to Japanese TV reports, party leaders demanded him to take political responsibility.

Responsible responsibility in October

Ishiba took over as the Prime Minister in October last year. However, for the past one month, he was facing pressure to resign from the right -wing faction of the party, but he was constantly opposing this demand. This move of Ishiba came at a time when his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was going to decide on Monday whether the leadership elections within the party should be held soon or not. This decision would have been like a kind of no confidence motion against Ishiba.

What is the real reason for resignation?

Shigeru Ishiba took over as Prime Minister in October, but his party suffered a crushing defeat in the July parliamentary election. The government’s stability was questioned due to not getting a majority in the upper house with 248 seats. Since this defeat, Ishiba had come under target of protest within the party. Especially the right -wing faction was constantly demanding his resignation. Till now, he continued to face pressure, but eventually he decided to leave the post.

Big step before new leadership elections

This step of Ishiba is considered very important, because his party was going to vote on the next day i.e. on Monday. If this proposal had passed, it would have been like expressing direct mistrust against Ishiba. In order to avoid this situation and calm the increasing dissatisfaction in the party, he chose the way to resign himself.

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PM modi japan visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday traveled by bullet train from Tokyo to Sendai with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The two leaders shared pictures of their journey on social media. The Prime Minister of Japan wrote on X, ‘Towards Sandai with Prime Minister Modi. This journey released since last night is now inside the train. ”

PM Modi also shared the pictures and wrote that he has reached Sendai. In Sendai, Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by the local people with the slogans of ‘Modi San Welcome’.

#Watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Sendai from Tokyo by bullet train. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also present with him.

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Meeting Indian loco pilots and observing Alfa-X train

After reaching Sendai, the two leaders met Indian loco pilots undergoing training in the East Japan Railway Company (JR EAST). During this, he inspected the new ALFA-X train and took information from the chairman of the company on the bullet train project.

#Watch In Sendai, Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by the local people with the slogans of ‘Modi San Welcome’.

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Visit semiconductor plant and coach manufacturing unit

PM Modi also visited the semiconductor Wafar Fabrication Plant being built in Ohira village of Miyagi Prefecture. The plant is being prepared by Taiwan’s PSMC, SBI Holdings and Japanese SemiConder Manufacturing Company (JSMC), a joint venture of Japanese partners. It is one of the largest projects to revive Japan’s chip manufacturing capacity.

Emphasis on economic security and technology partnership

India and Japan are currently working closely in the field of economic security, including semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Critical Minerals and Clean Energy. This visit of PM Modi is considered important towards strengthening this cooperation.

India-Japan Joint Vision and Chandrayaan-5 agreement

During this two-day visit, the two countries adopted a shared vision document called “India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade: Eight Directions”. A joint manifesto was signed on security cooperation. Apart from this, an agreement was also reached between the space agencies of the two countries for the Chandrayaan-5 mission for a joint discovery of the polar region.

PM Modi will leave China from Japan

In Tokyo on Saturday morning, PM Modi discussed with governors of 16 prefecchers in Japan. After this, PM Modi will leave for China today to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Friday (August 29, 2025) at the 15th India-Japan Summit. The Prime Minister of India and Japan discussed the summit to further strengthen their partnership in the field of investment, trade and technology between the two countries. During this time, the two leaders also signed several agreements.

PM Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed the joint press conference after discussion at the 15th India-Japan Summit. Addressing the joint press conference, PM Modi said, ‘I thank Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for his intimate words and warm reception. Today our discussions were useful and purposeful. We both agreed that our partnership as the world’s two largest economies and vibrant democracy is extremely important not only for our two countries, but also for global peace and stability.

10 trillion yen investment goals in India from Japan- PM Modi

He said, ‘Strong democracy is a natural partner in building a better world. Today, we have laid the foundation of a new and golden chapter in our special strategic and global partnership. We have prepared a roadmap for the next decade. The center of our vision has investment, innovation, economic security, environment, technology, health, mobility and mutual exchange and direct, transparent partnership between people. We have set a target of investing 10 trillion yen from Japan in 10 years.

I told Japanese companies,Make in India, Make for the World, PM Modi

PM Modi said, ‘Special emphasis will also be laid on adding small and medium enterprises and startups of India and Japan. Even at the India-Japan Business Forum, I told Japanese companies, ‘Make in India, Make for the World.’

He said, ‘Our Joint Credit Mechanism is a big win for energy, shows how strong our economic partnership is our green partnership. In this direction, we are also starting the sustainable fuel initiative and battery supply chain partnership. We are starting economic security cooperation initiative, under which we will move forward with a comprehensive approach in important and strategic fields.

Japanese technology and Indian talent a winning combination- PM Modi

He said, ‘Cooperation in high technology sector is a priority for both of us. In this regard, work is being done on the Digital Partnership 2.0 and AI Cooperation initiative. Semiconductor and rare soil minerals will be at the top of our agenda. We believe that Japanese technology and Indian talent are a victorious combination. We are working on high-speed rail, as well as the Next Generation Mobility Partnership will also make fast progress in areas like ports, aviation and shipbuilding. We welcome the consent between ISRO and Jaxa for cooperation in Chandrayaan 5 mission. We have decided that mutual cooperation in the field of defense industry and innovation will be further strengthened.

PM Modi said, ‘Under the action plan for human resource exchange, 5 lakh human resources exchange will be encouraged in various areas in the next 5 years. 50 thousand skilled Indians will contribute to the economy of Japan. The partnership between India and Japan will not be limited to Delhi and Tokyo. This will open new doors of trade, tourism, education and cultural exchange.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to announce his resignation soon, as his alliance has not been able to gather a majority in the upper house of the Parliament due to the defeat in the election. This information was given by the local media on Wednesday (July 23, 2025).

According to the report of the news agency AFP, Ishiba had informed his close people about his intention to leave the post after the announcement of the US-Japan trade agreement on Wednesday.

What did Japanese PM Ishiba say?
According to the report by the news agency Reuters, after the defeat in the elections held on Sunday, Japanese PM Ishiba said that he will continue to hold the post to pursue the tariff agreement and deal with the growing economic problems. However, on Wednesday, when reporters asked him if the tariff agreement with Washington would affect his decision to continue in the post, Ishiba said that I cannot say anything until I review the results of the agreement.

Japanese First Sanseto Party gave a tough fight
According to Japan’s Yamiuri newspaper, Ishiba told his close colleagues on Tuesday evening that he would accept his responsibility of defeat in the election after the business agreement. His departure in less than a year after taking charge will lead to a war of succession within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as the party is facing challenges from new political parties, especially right parties.

These include the Japanese First Sanseto Ati Putanti Party, which gained an edge in Sunday’s voting and increased its representation from one to 14 in the 248 -seat high house. The party has made promises to curb immigration, cut tax and provide financial relief to families troubled by rising prices.

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