Japan Ruling Party to Discuss Prime Minister Ishiba's Fate Soon
Hiroshi Moriyama, the Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday that a plenary meeting will be held in the near future, while he said it remains to be decided what exactly might be discussed at the meeting.
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