{"id":107652,"date":"2024-09-27T20:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107652"},"modified":"2024-09-27T20:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:53:44","slug":"japans-shigeru-ishiba-is-set-to-become-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107652","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Shigeru Ishiba is set to become prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Japan\u2019s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-ishiba-governing-party-leader-prime-minister-f99834b652921f707471e0be845a6d94\">Shigeru Ishiba<\/a><\/span> as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.<\/p>\n<p>The party leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s governing coalition controls parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Considered a defense policy expert, Ishiba secured a come-from-behind win against Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who hoped to become the country\u2019s first female prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>The LDP, which has enjoyed nearly unbroken rule since World War II, may have seen Ishiba\u2019s more centrist views as crucial in pushing back challenges by the liberal-leaning opposition and winning voter support as the party reels from corruption scandals that drove down outgoing <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fumio-kishida\">Prime Minister Fumio Kishida\u2019s<\/a><\/span> popularity. <\/p>\n<div class=\"AudioEnhancement\" data-separate-event=\"audioModule\" data-separate-value=\"AP AUDIO: Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan\u2019s ruling party, setting him up to be prime minister\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"AP AUDIO: Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan\u2019s ruling party, setting him up to be prime minister\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"ap-audio-ex-defense-minister-ishiba-chosen-to-lead-japans-ruling-party-setting-him-up-to-be-prime-minister\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"AudioEnhancement-description\">AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on a new leader for Japan\u2019s ruling party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After his victory was announced, Ishiba stood up, waved and bowed repeatedly and pledged to \u201cdevote all my body and soul\u201d to regain public trust. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must be a party that allows members to discuss the truth freely, a party that is fair and impartial and a party that is humble,\u201d he told a news conference later Friday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-fullwidth=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-d00000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-large-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1360\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/ceb2573\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2550x1701+0+0\/resize\/1360x907!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9e%2Fad%2F425e3a5ba863a772889aa7cf6bf3%2Fab398c9f9b5a4b60bbad76feee0e4ac7 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(AP Photo\/Hiro Komae, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He stressed Japan needs to reinforce its security, noting recent violations of Japanese airspace by Russian and Chinese warplanes and repeated missile launches by North Korea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024 The year will test even the most robust democracies. Read more on what's to come here. Take a look at the 25 places where a change in leadership could resonate around the world. Keep track of the latest AP elections coverage from around the world here.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He pledged to continue Kishida\u2019s economic policy aimed at pulling Japan out of deflation and achieving real salary increases, while tackling challenges such as Japan\u2019s declining birthrate and population, as well as resilience in one of the world\u2019s most disaster-prone countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will achieve a society in which women and young people can have hope, hard-working people feel rewarded, and anyone can excel,\u201d Ishiba said. <\/p>\n<p>He is expected to call a general election within weeks to capitalize on his win, but it is unclear when. He only said that he would seek the public\u2019s mandate at an appropriate time after forming his new administration.<\/p>\n<p>Ishiba has proposed an Asian version of the NATO military alliance, and said Friday that the idea is to form \u201can organic connection\u201d of existing U.S.-led defense networks such as the ANZUS alliance with Australia and New Zealand and its alliances with South Korea and the Philippines. \u201cWe have to think how we can achieve peace and stability in this region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested a more equal Japan-U.S. security alliance, and said having Japanese Self Defense Forces training bases in the United States would \u201ccontribute to the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. security alliance,\u201d though he did not elaborate. <\/p>\n<p>He is a supporter of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-taiwan-government-and-politics-shigeru-ishiba-a961dbea81c4dfaade1aed1b905c9efc\">Taiwan\u2019<\/a><\/span> s democracy. He also advocates the establishment of a disaster management agency in one of the world\u2019s most disaster-prone countries.<\/p>\n<p>Ishiba, first elected to parliament in 1986, has served as defense minister, agriculture minister and in other key Cabinet posts, and was LDP secretary general under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.<\/p>\n<p>But he has long been viewed with wariness by powerful conservatives in his party. The 67-year-old former banker was running in the party leadership race for a fifth time and had said this was going to be his \u201cfinal battle.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A hawk on defense issues, Ishiba has riled some party leaders by supporting measures to improve gaps between men and women and legalizing same-sex marriage. <\/p>\n<p>A record <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-party-ldp-kishida-leader-candidates-857cd2cafaff161c4845c0269733b098\">nine lawmakers<\/a><\/span>, including two women, ran in the vote decided by LDP members of parliament and about 1 million dues-paying party members. That\u2019s only 1% of the country\u2019s eligible voters. <\/p>\n<p>Some experts believe that party turmoil could mean that Japan will return to an era similar to the early 2000s, which saw \u201crevolving door\u201d leadership changes and political instability.<\/p>\n<p>A succession of short-lived governments hurts Japanese prime ministers\u2019 ability to set up long-term policy goals or develop trusted relations with other leaders. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-kishida-cabinet-change-funds-scandal-0d99973eed7827adb94320ec68d5101f\">Kishida and his Cabinet<\/a><\/span> ministers will resign. 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(AP Photo\/Hiro Komae, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kishida congratulated Ishiba on his victory and said his election is the first step for a new LDP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe LDP will be reborn and will live up to the people\u2019s expectations and achieve results,\u201d he said. As Japan faces security tensions in the region and elsewhere, Japan must step up its own defense power and its ties with the United States, he said. <\/p>\n<p>The main opposition group, the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has struggled to build momentum despite the LDP scandals. Experts say its newly elected leader, centrist former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, is pushing a conservative shift for the party to attract swing voters.<\/p>\n<p>Voters expressed hope that Ishiba would bring a positive change to politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the LDP made a wise decision,\u201d said Takeshi Irita, a 64-year-old engineer. \u201cHe is among the most realistic and stable ones and his mindset is relatively closer to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hideko Arakawa, an 84-year-old retiree, said she has high expectations because of Ishiba\u2019s expertise as a veteran lawmaker. \u201cI hope he strives to make changes in Japan,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>AP video journalist Chisato Tanaka contributed to this report. <\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Follow AP\u2019s Asia-Pacific coverage at <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/asia-pacific\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/asia-pacific<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-election-new-prime-minister-ca3ba06b79c79d5dc534a0d259a7272c\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Japan\u2019s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. 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