Japan’s Prime Minister Is Resigning. Here’s What’s Next.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba resigned on Sunday night as leader of the ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party. His decision to go wasn't a huge surprise. He was under quite a bit of pressure from uh members of his own party to resign following a run of pretty bad election results.So much so, in fact, the uh had he not resigned, the LDP was expected to try to force a leadership election uh in a vote on Monday. He will remain as prime minister for a little bit while the LDP chooses a new leader, ...