Ishiba and his government coalition lost the majority in the parliament's upper house in Sunday's election. This means that it is the first time in the LDP's 70-year history that the party leads a coalition that controls neither the lower house nor the upper house.
Despite this, Ishiba has so far said that he intends to remain as prime minister, in order to avoid a "national crisis" and a political deadlock.
But according to Mainichi's information, his resignation is now seen as inevitable within the party. The pressure from within to take responsibility for the failure in the election is growing, party leaders tell the newspaper.
Probably, Ishiba, who is the party leader of the LDP, will decide whether to step down or not in August.
The dissatisfaction with the government is rooted, among other things, in the fact that they have not managed to deliver solutions to problems such as rising prices for example rice and wages that are lagging behind. In addition, the government is plagued by the aftermath of corruption scandals.
The opposition party CDP has gained ground. Frustrated voters are also turning to rapidly growing populist parties. Above all, the right-wing populist party Sanseito has had successes, with a policy that revolves around tougher measures against immigrants and advocates traditional gender roles.
