Kishida set to resign as Japan PM after withdrawing from LDP race

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday set the stage for his departure as premier after three years in power by announcing he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race next month to take responsibility for a slush funds scandal.The sudden announcement came as Kishida's Cabinet stepped up disaster preparedness after the weather agency last week issued its first-ever advisory warning of the increased risk of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough that stretches from central to southwestern Japan in the Pacific."As a first step to impress on the public th…READ FULL ARTICLE