Otherwise, Shigeru Ishiba spoke of his political situation on August 9: August 9: “I will consider (my responsibility) appropriately on the basis of various opinions”he said on the day of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The calls for his resignation multiply until his training, the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD, various lines), following its defeat in the senatorial elections on July 20. Since then, the Prime Minister no longer has a majority in Parliament. He played the watch by arguing crucial negotiations on customs duties with the United States. But his departure should occur by the end of the summer.
The former PLD secretary general and former rival of the Prime Minister to the party leadership, Toshimitsu Motegi, called for his resignation: “We have to make a new start to rebuild the party by appointing new executive members, including its leader “. The PLD elected officials must decide soon to hold an internal election, which will de facto cause the Prime Minister’s replacement.
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A memorial issue
This sling takes place against a backdrop of a memorial conflict. Ten years ago, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Capitulation of Japan, the Prime Minister of the time, the late Shinzo Abe, had said that the apologies expressed by previous firms “would remain unwaver”. But the very conservative Abe had added: “We must not leave our children, grandchildren and more other generations to come, who have nothing to do with this war, be predestined to apologize”.
Within the PLD, the members of his today dissolved faction believe that the invocation of the Second World War and an official declaration are no longer imposed on the government. A revisionist current is also found within the PLD which rejects Japan responsibility in the Second World War. This movement also denies war crimes perpetrated by the imperial army. The party’s most radical fringe took note of the breakthrough of the far -right party without aito.
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La Fronde des Radicalaux
Hiroshige Seko, former member of the ABE movement, forced to leave the PLD following his involvement in a black fund scandal last year, met three other former officials involved in the same scandal on July 23, including the former Minister of the Economy, Yasutoshi Nishimura. The quartet agreed that it was time to replace Mr. Ishiba, according to Hiroshige Seko.
On the same day, the former Minister of Economic Security, Sanae Takaichi, met the ex-Prime Minister Taro Aso (2008-2009), who had supported him during his unsuccessful candidacy for the presidency of the PLD, in September 2024. Both were affiliated with the Japanese revisionist movement Kaigi, favorable to the abandonment of post-war pacifism. During a meeting in the presence of two other former prime ministers, Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida, ASO would have told Shigeru Ishiba: “We cannot win an election with you as Prime Minister”.
Sanae Takaichi is opposed to apology from the Japanese government relating to the Second World War. The very nationalist elected representative is favorable to the visit, by members of the government, at Yasukuni-Jinja. This Shinto sanctuary houses the souls of the Japanese who gave their lives for the emperor, including a thousand war criminals. The place is considered one of the nationalist symbols of Japan.
A call to rejuvenation
Aged 64, and after having occupied various ministerial mandates and posts, the parliamentarian may not embody the aspirations for the renewal of the political class. Voters under the age of 40, mostly acclaimed by alternative factions, including the far -right party without Eeito. Significant fact: several of Sanao Takaichi supports lost their sits during the last elections.
Within the PLD, there are also “young” long teeth wolves. The president of the youth section of the party, Yasutaka Nakasone, 43, regrets that his calls to target “The young generation” have not been heard. “”The responsibility of the party leadership, including its president (Ishiba), is extremely serious, and we urgently ask that it takes decisive measures “, Tance the one who is also the grandson of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, in business from 1982 to 1987. Bouilloning blood, but necessarily new.
