key takeaways
- The Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) lawmakers will meet on 2 September to discuss a report on the party’s upper house election defeat.
- The release of the report is a critical turning point for Ishiba’s future, breaking the party’s stalemate as lawmakers and local officials assess whether Ishiba is capable of leading the LDP through a severe crisis.
- Ishiba has preemptively made the case for his leadership – and threatened possible dissenters – but it is unclear whether he can sway undecideds.
Japan Foresight 