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The military is expected to be another focus for Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo, Japan: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China. Ishiba, 67, says he intends to call a general election for…
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Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, to announce that he plans to call a parliamentary election on October 27 | Photo Credit: AP Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, said Monday (September…
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Amid scandals and turmoil, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has selected former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader. On Tuesday, he will also take on the role of Prime Minister, as the LDP holds a majority in Parliament. Of late, the ruling dispensation, which has been in power in Japan for most…
Shigeru Ishiba waves hands at his supporters after he was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP), during the party’s leadership election on September 27, 2024, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba won an election to lead Japan’s governing party on Friday (September 27, 2024) and…
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