Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay in power despite growing calls to resign

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under increasing pressure to bow out (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-US tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign after the historic defeat of his governing party.

Mr Ishiba met heavyweights from his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and former prime ministers Taro Aso, Fumio Kishida and Yoshihide Suga at party headquarters.