Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied on Wednesday he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upper house election defeat.

With the tariff deal with the U.S. paving the way for his possible departure, Japanese media said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to soon announce plans to step down in August.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on July 23 said there was no discussion about whether he would stay in office or resign during a meeting held t･･･