Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is preparing for a special leadership election in October following the resignation of Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru after less than a year in office. The race to replace him is expected to be highly competitive, with multiple party heavyweights and rising stars vying for the top job.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign as his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plunges in the polls, rocked by public outrage over his government’s controversial “African Hometown” program. Critics have blasted the scheme as a thinly veiled backdoor to mass migration from Africa into Japan.
