Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday that he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently clinched trade deal with the United States, as the embattled leader met with opposition leaders amid pressure from within his own party to resign.Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, told reporters after the meeting that Ishiba seemed to show a "strong desire" to stay on as premier to see the agreement take effect, despite the dismal outcome for the prime minister's ruling coalition in Sunday's upper house election.Some opposition party leaders, meanwhile,…READ FULL ARTICLE
