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石破茂 is the current leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
According to Yahoo News, he recently denied reports of his resignation and expressed his commitment to implementing a Japan-US trade agreement. The reports come after the Liberal Democratic Party's poor performance in the recent upper house election, leading to speculation about his future leadership. His denial of the resignation reports was followed by a meeting with other party leaders, including former Prime Minister Taro Aso and Secretary-General Fumio Kishida. The meeting aimed to discuss the party's future and the implementation of the trade agreement. A Mainichi Shimbun article provides coverage of the meeting and the discussion surrounding the party's future.