2024-09-29
Shigeru Ishiba wins LDP election, set to become Japan’s next prime minister
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…