[Music] Japanese prime minister famio Kida announced in a surprise move he won’t run for a second term as leader of the liberal Democratic party in September it opens the door for his successor to become the new leader of Japan but why is Kido stepping aside the Prime Minister says a series of political scandals have eroded trust and weighed on his decision but persistent inflation and a slumping Yen have also irked voters and letter her decline in support his decision also follows the Japanese stock market’s biggest Plunge in more than three decades this month although markets have regained some stability since then while it’s unclear who will replace kishida local media survey suggest Former Defense Minister Shigeru Shiba and digital transformation Minister Taro Coro are among the contenders