US EditionKoizumi ‘Acknowledged Ishiba’s Feelings’ in Meeting the Night Before Prime Minister’s Resignation Announcement
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Koizumi ‘Acknowledged Ishiba’s Feelings’ in Meeting the Night before Prime Minister’s Resignation Announcement
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday said that he acknowledged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s feelings, rather than persuading him to step down, as he reflected on meeting Ishiba with former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the night before Ishiba announced his intention to resign.
At a press conference following the Cabinet meeting on the morning of the 9th, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Seiichiro Murakami commented on Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's announcement of his resignation, "It was not because the prime minister himself made any policy mistakes or gaffes. It was extremely unfortunate." Murakami is one of the cabinet members with close ties to the prime minister.
The Prime Minister’s New Old Clothes: Ishiba’s Silence Spoke Volumes - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
Not giving a speech has not mattered so much in Japan for a long time. The August 15 80th anniversary of defeat and the September 2 80th commemoration of formal surrender came and went with no fresh prime ministerial statement about Japan and World War II. Then, on September 7, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru resigned. As many readers will know, a prime ministerial statement (談話) differs from other speeches because it is determined by cabinet deci…
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