Japan New PM: Japan’s ruling party has elected former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, who will be sworn in as the country’s Prime Minister next week. Shigeru is known for keeping model battleships and fighter planes in his office. The former Defense Minister is known for proposing the creation of an ‘Asian NATO’ to counter the threats posed by China and North Korea.
Shigeru Ishiba often makes statements about the United States. Compared to the traditional approach of Fumio Kishida, Shigeru Ishiba has always been different. Shigeru Ishiba has often said that Japan should play a more autonomous role in the fields of foreign policy and defense.
LDP strong in lower house
News agency Reuters has said in its report that the country’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is certain to become the Prime Minister of Japan. On Friday, Japan’s ruling party Liberal Democratic (LDP) and Shigeru Ishiba were elected to lead the country. LDP has complete control over the lower house of parliament. In Japan’s democratic system, the lower house of the Parliament is very powerful, in such a situation the leader chosen by the party will be the Prime Minister of the country.
Ishiba’s last attempt
According to Reuters report, Shigeru Ishiba defeated Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi in the first and second rounds of voting. Earlier there were speculations that this time there could be a woman Prime Minister of the country. Yu Uchiyama, professor of political science at Tokyo University, told Reuters that Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi will perform well this time. Despite this, it is difficult to say who will win the race among the three candidates.
Ishiba will focus on national security
This time a record 9 candidates were in the fray for the post of Prime Minister in Japan, out of which the competition was tough among three candidates. Among the three candidates, the names of Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, youth leader surfer Shinjiro Koizumi and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba were in discussion. This time Shigeru Ishiba was making his fifth and final attempt for the post of PM. After Ishiba’s selection for the post of PM, experts say that Japan will now focus special attention on its national security and international relations.