Clock ticks on Japan PM's time in office as Aug. 1 tariff deadline nears
RIEKO MIKI
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed stay in office to avoid a power vacuum amid tariff negotiations with the U.S., but regardless of how the talks go, he may face calls to resign from within his party after Aug. 1, when the duties are set to take effect.
Despite his Liberal Democratic Party losing its majority with coalition partner Komeito in Sunday's upper house election, Ishiba quickly expressed his intention to stay on, saying that the important thing is not to let the government "come to a standstill."
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