Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is stepping down as the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following a series of scandals and problems. His resignation comes after his approval ratings fell sharply due to a major fundraising scandal involving the LDP. The scandal revealed that over 100 million yen (about $680,000) of fundraising money was not reported correctly, leading to a public outcry.

In November 2023, Kishida made drastic changes to his cabinet to address...