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A closer relationship between Japan and America. Beefing up of Japanese military to play a role in the South China Sea. He may also push to join the Five Eyes Network, which may end up in Canada or New Zealand being 86'ed. Time will tell. Canadas covert Security Industrial Complex from the RCMP on down certainly hasn't helped...
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TOKYO— Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister who has called for Japan’s missile defenses to be beefed up, was elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, assuring him of becoming the nation’s next prime minister.
Mr. Kishida, 64 years old, is an establishment choice who, like his predecessors, supports a strong U.S.-Japan alliance and is concerned about China’s military expansion. He also favors aggressive government spending worth hundreds of billions of dollars to lift Japan’s economy out of the doldrums caused by measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
In an initial round of voting among four candidates to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Kishida was neck-and-neck with former foreign and defense minister Taro Kono, who enjoyed higher support among the LDP’s rank and file. The two proceeded to a runoff vote in which the LDP’s members of Parliament controlled the outcome, and the lawmakers preferred Mr. Kishida.
Parliament is set to convene Monday to select a new prime minister, and Mr. Kishida is assured of victory because of his party’s control of the legislature. He will succeed Yoshihide Suga, who announced his resignation in early September after a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Fumio Kishida to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister After Party Election Win
Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister who has called for Japan’s missile defenses to be beefed up, was elected ruling party leader, assuring him of becoming the nation’s next prime minister.
www.wsj.com
TOKYO— Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister who has called for Japan’s missile defenses to be beefed up, was elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, assuring him of becoming the nation’s next prime minister.
Mr. Kishida, 64 years old, is an establishment choice who, like his predecessors, supports a strong U.S.-Japan alliance and is concerned about China’s military expansion. He also favors aggressive government spending worth hundreds of billions of dollars to lift Japan’s economy out of the doldrums caused by measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
In an initial round of voting among four candidates to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Kishida was neck-and-neck with former foreign and defense minister Taro Kono, who enjoyed higher support among the LDP’s rank and file. The two proceeded to a runoff vote in which the LDP’s members of Parliament controlled the outcome, and the lawmakers preferred Mr. Kishida.
Parliament is set to convene Monday to select a new prime minister, and Mr. Kishida is assured of victory because of his party’s control of the legislature. He will succeed Yoshihide Suga, who announced his resignation in early September after a surge in Covid-19 cases.
