Tokyo, Sept. 7 -- Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, who took office last October, announced his resignation on Sunday as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), just weeks after its ruling coalition suffered a historic defeat in a July election.

Ishiba announced the news on X and wrote, "Today, I have decided to resign from the position of President of the Liberal Democratic Party."

Earlier, while adressing the news conference, he said he will not run in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming special leadership contest.

It's also believed he made the decision to try to contain the confusion within his ruling party, according to NHK World.

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