Tag: Minister

2024-09-29

Shigeru Ishiba wins LDP election, set to become Japan’s next prime minister

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Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s former defense minister, delivers his campaign speech for the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba has won his fifth bid to become the leader of Japan’s ruling party on Friday, lining him up to become the country’s…

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2024-08-14

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a State Department luncheon held in his honor in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.  Craig Hudson | Reuters Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will not be running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election due next month. Kishida said in a press conference that it is important for the LDP…

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