A Japanese media outlet reports that PM Ishiba will resign by the end of August

This follows the defeat his party took in the upper house election last weekend.

Ishiba's government is in minority now in both houses of parliament.

I gave a heads up on this resignation pressure earlier:

• Japan’s ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's LDP and Komeito, suffered historic losses in the July 20 upper house election, relinquishing its majority for the first time since 1955.