see also
http://ccoaler.blogspot.com/2007/09/abe-refuses-to-resign.html
The decision to step down as head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was made, Abe said, because he was "having an adverse effect on enabling Japan's efforts to contribute" to the "fight against terror."
"In order to continue the war on terror I thought carefully about what needs to be done," he said. "I have decided that it is time to take a new approach -- time for a new face, and perhaps this is something that needs to be done under a new prime minister."
There have been very few bright days for Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party since they lost control of the upper house of Japan's parliament to the opposition in July's elections -- results Abe described as "very bad."
Since reshuffling his cabinet two weeks ago, Abe has lost four party members to scandals: his new agricultural minister (the second in a month), a deputy foreign minister, a mid-ranking parliamentarian and a newly elected member of Japan's upper house have all resigned over allegations of financial or electoral misconduct.
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