由仁アリン Arin Yuni

I apologize if the headline was misleading; the post was based on the information available at the time. Mainichi reported that Ishiba was set to resign, and major domestic and international outlets began running headlines about his resignation. But just hours later, Ishiba…

On Japanese e-commerce app Mercari, you can buy the front-page headlines of the last three PM resignations: Ishiba’s from today, Kishida’s from last August, and Suga’s from 2021

I like how everyone (including myself) got scammed by a false report by Mainichi saying Ishiba was gonna quit I guess nothing ever happens after all

ISHIBA APPEARS

Former PMs Kishida, Suga, and Aso appear in the LDP headquarters after meeting with Ishiba ends

Why is this being community noted 💀

According to Yomiuri, Ishiba decided to resign after the conclusion of the U.S.-Japan tariff negotiations, the main issue he had sought to resolve in his administration

2 of the big names going into the LDP leadership election will undoubtably be Takaichi Sanae & Koizumi Shinjiro. Both represent responses to the challenges faced by the LDP - Takaichi to win back conservatives who defected to other parties, Koizumi to appeal to younger voters.