Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports that it is going to resign soon, after its Liberal Democratic Party (LDK) failed to win the elections in the upper house.
"Former Prime Ministers Yoshiyde Souga, Fumio Kishida and Taro Aso have been discussing any discussion about how to resign. Some media outlets reported, but I have never made such statements.
These messages do not correspond to reality, "he told reporters after a meeting with three senior members of his party, in response to the question about the media.
Earlier, Mainich's newspaper reported that Ishyba informed her close environment about the plans to resign in late August. Kyodo news agency citing high-ranking LDK officials, he called his resignation inevitable. Yomiuri newspaper reported that Ishyba could resign in July.
