Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its majority in the upper house election over the weekend, local media reported. Ishiba's long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito now form a minority government,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign amid growing opposition within his party following a heavy defeat in the upper house election. Ishiba faces pressure to take responsibility for the loss while balancing delicate trade negotiations with the U.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would trigger a leadership race in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),