Odaily Planet Daily reported that Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba held an emergency press conference at the Prime Minister's Office and announced his decision to resign as President of the Liberal Democratic Party. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association earlier that day, Ishiba Shigeru has decided to resign as Prime Minister and is expected to formally announce his resignation at a press conference. Ishiba Shigeru was elected President of the Liberal Democratic Party in September last year, and his term should end in September 2027. In the House of Representatives election of the Japanese Diet held in October last year, the ruling coalition composed of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party lost more than half of the seats. In the Senate election of the Japanese Diet held in July this year, the ruling coalition also lost more than half of the seats. The Liberal Democratic Party held a plenary meeting of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 2nd of this month to summarize the reasons for its defeat in the July Senate election. At the meeting, Ishiba Shigeru apologized for his election defeat and said that he had no intention of clinging to the position of Prime Minister and would make an appropriate decision at the appropriate time. (Kim Ten)