Japan Prime Minister Kishida to Step Down as Support Declines
- Kishida announces decision at a news conference in Tokyo
- Winner of LDP race all but assured of becoming next PM
WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he won’t run for a second term as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won’t run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in September, opening the way for a race to succeed him as premier.
“I will devote myself to supporting the new leader selected through the presidential election as a foot soldier,” Kishida said at a nationally broadcast news conference on Wednesday.