Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday night that he would resign from his positions as Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party.
He said he made this decision because he did not want the party to split.
shí pò mào石破茂hái还biǎo shì表示，yīn wèi因为rì běn日本hé和měi guó美国yǐ jīng已经qiān shǔ签署le了xīn新de的mào yì贸易xié yì协议，tā他jué de觉得xiàn zài现在shì是cí zhí辞职de的hǎo好shí jī时机。
Ishiba also stated that since Japan and the United States have signed a new trade agreement, he feels now is a good time to resign.
shí pò mào石破茂qù nián去年cái才dāng xuǎn当选zì mín dǎng自民党zǒng cái总裁，dàn但zuì jìn最近zì mín dǎng自民党zài在jǐ cì几次xuǎn jǔ选举zhōng中shī qù失去le了hěn很duō多yì xí议席，dǎng nèi党内yǒu有hěn很duō多rén人xī wàng希望tā他cí zhí辞职。
Ishiba was only elected as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party last year, but recently the party lost many seats in several elections, and many members want him to resign.
shí pò mào石破茂shuō说，tā他běn lái本来xiǎng想jì xù继续gōng zuò工作，dàn但wèi le为了dǎng党hé和guó jiā国家de的lì yì利益，tā他jué dìng决定chéng dān承担zé rèn责任。
Ishiba said he originally wanted to continue working, but for the sake of the party and the country, he decided to take responsibility.
měi guó美国zǒng tǒng总统tè lǎng pǔ特朗普tīng dào听到shí pò mào石破茂cí zhí辞职de的xiāo xī消息hòu后biǎo shì表示hěn很jīng yà惊讶，bìng并shuō说tā他hěn很xǐ huān喜欢shí pò mào石破茂。
U.S. President Trump was surprised to hear about Ishiba's resignation and said he liked Ishiba very much.
Ishiba hopes the new prime minister will continue to handle trade issues with the United States well, promote the establishment of a disaster prevention agency, and increase everyone's wages.