Kishida denies he will step down over his party's loss in 3 by-elections

Uh-oh.... these denials usually mean it's just a matter of weeks.

It's convenient that in a society in which shame is said to play a big part, those, like Kishida, at the top seem to feel none at all.

Instead, Kishida said he will push anti-corruption measures and political reforms

Kishida talks a lot but he doesn’t act a lot.

Just stop with "regain trust" BS, to "regain trust" you need to be "trusted" in the first place.

The most influenced man in America

Not even the faintest possibility of him stepping-down, as he honestly believes he's doing a great job, plus he's got so many more important trips planned chatting to the world's leaders, although sadly this excludes Putin / Xi / Kim, the very people he does need to confront, or at least chat to.

As I take the results seriously, 

Ahh, have you taken a look in the mirror recently? You are NOT the teflon man! Just because you say something not everyone believes you.

FYI, you really dont get it!

Why step down!? everything comes at it's proper time.

When Mr. Kishida leaves office, can I apply to get his Air Millage since it's all paid by tax funds $$$ ??

Japanese, as a group, has to somehow find an alternative, other than the LDP.

Why does he need to do anything. He gets monthly global jaunts, shirks any responsibility and the sheep dutifully vote Jimin back in at every national election.

He ain't going nowhere, except Brazil, and Spain, and....

"Kishida’s obsession with remaining in his position at any cost, even if it hurts his party, springs from an inferiority complex related to his educational history. Kishida graduated from Waseda University, which is a fine school but not the University of Tokyo, which his father and grandfather attended. Kishida, in fact, tried to get into Todai three times and each time failed to score high enough on the entrance test." (Philip Brasor)

It's a bit tragic that Japan is stuck with a fifth-rate (I'm feeling generous) PM because of this inferiority complex. "It's sad, so sad. It's a sad, sad situation. And it's gettin' more and more absurd." (Elton John)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that he would not step down.

Is it really your choice to make?

And of course you wouldn't. You're useless. What other company would hire you?

> Kishida said he will push anti-corruption measures and political reforms.

So he's going to try to eliminate his own actions?

“As I take the results seriously,

You take NOTHING seriously.

Kishida said. “By doing so, I will regain the people's trust.”

You NEVER had anyone's trust to begin with. How can you "regain" it?

How much longer do we have to hear or see this joker?

Step down or don't step down, just quit showing his face or talk about his all expenses paid trips abroad already.

He's only making people more angrier by the day.

The Japanese currency is facing a crisis of sorts, yet the political leadership is primarily concerned with getting themselves re-elected.

Perhaps the Kasumigaseki bureaucrats can step in here and take control of the situation? (And I don’t mean pointless measures like the apparent currency market intervention yesterday)

Japan looks like the Titanic without a captain at the moment.

Kishida politically speaking was from the beginning a lame duck. I am going to remind you of one very important thing.

When the LDP primaries were held 2 years ago. In the non-binding consultation of the party's membership and rank-and-file, the outright winner was Tarō Kōno and not Kishida.

It was the legislators in the Diet who voted for Kishida, against the will of supporters and delegates from each prefecture.And that is a weight that added to the corruption scandals. That turn the LDP into a zombie, politically speaking.

I said it 2 years ago and I repeat it again. Not electing Tarō Kōno at the time was the LDP's biggest mistake. And that can lead to an unprecedented defeat, against a very bad CDPJ.

Present japanese PM is like disaster that ruining even health or the future of people.

Kishi, please resign..

Kishida is an excellent PM, for his puppet master the RS of the USA.

Kishida is turning Japan into a place that isn't the nice place ive come to know and love

The LDP needs to go and have a different political party carry the torch

I don't like Kishida

He will not resign and lose his ludicrous amount of free overseas holidays to countries all over the world, I mean, who would? Plus he cannot afford his own huge jet for him and his entourage to travel on, unless of course he charges them for the pleasure, and there is no chance of that happening.