First Biden, now Kishida: Scandal-plagued Japanese prime minister stepping down

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stunned his country Wednesday by announcing he is stepping down after just three years, bowing to voter frustration over rising inflation and political scandals that tarnished Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party. “We need to clearly show an LDP reborn,” added. “In order to show a changing LDP, the most obvious first step is for me to bow out.” Kishida’s approval had dipped below 20% and his decision not to run in the September party leadership vote clears the way for Japan to have a new...