Japan's soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals
The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to capitalize on recent corruption scandals.
Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party and become prime minister
Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during its leadership election Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
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TOKYO — (AP) — Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime ...
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Japan's next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ...
Tokyo stocks continued their upward trend on Friday as the country's ruling party held an election for a new leader to succeed outgoing Fumio Kishida. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the ...
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