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Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech before a runoff in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election to choose the successor to outgoing Prime ...
Ishiba, a straight-talking former defense minister, will take office on Tuesday when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his cabinet ministers resign and Ishiba is elected his successor by members of ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet on Tuesday, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to take office. Kishida took office in 2021 but is leaving so his party can have a fresh leader after his government was dogged by scandals. Ishiba plans to call a parliamentary election for Oct. 27 ...
The rush to find a successor for Mr Kishida began in August when he declared his intention to resign amid a series of scandals that drove the LDP’s ratings to historic lows. Mr Ishiba secured ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes office Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77 Leaders depart UN facing prospect of a wider Mideast war — but with a blueprint for a better future
Ishiba Cabinet The Second Kishida Cabinet is the 101st Cabinet of Japan and was formed in November 2021 by Fumio Kishida , leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan . The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet .
Shigeru Ishiba. Shigeru Ishiba (Japanese: 石破 茂, Hepburn: Ishiba Shigeru, born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1986 and has served as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2008 ...
Shinzo Abe. Elected President. Yoshihide Suga. The 2020 Liberal Democratic Party of Japan presidential election was triggered by Shinzo Abe 's announcement on 28 August 2020 that he would resign as President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan, citing a relapse of his colitis. Voting took place on 14 September 2020 to ...