Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to disclose his plans to step down by August given the results of the upper house election, according to the Mainichi newspaper.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, after he has a chance to review the U.S. trade deal.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to soon decide whether to step down after assessing progress in tariff negotiations with the United States, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his call for the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the “Redskins,” threatening to restrict the NFL team’s stadium deal if they don’t, though it’s unclear how he would be able to.

The yen carry trade that crashed and burned last year may end up being one of the biggest beneficiaries of Japan’s seismic election result.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to decide on his future after assessing progress in tariff negotiations with the United States, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Voices are rising within the Liberal Democratic Party that the prime minister should step down to take responsibility for Sunday’s Upper House election drubbing.

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious position With his grasp on power slipping, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office despite a stinging electoral rebuke that plunged his ruling coalition into fresh turmoil.