In Japan, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is poised to become the country’s next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The outgoing prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, who has faced widespread criticism over his mishandling of the pandemic, announced his resignation last month, after less than a year in power. A representative of Hiroshima, Kishida has campaigned for the abolition of nuclear weapons, though has defended Japan’s policy of not signing on to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, citing Japan’s reliance on the extended nuclear deterrence provided by the U.S., a longtime ally.
Fumio Kishida, from Ruling Party Establishment, Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister
HeadlineSep 29, 2021
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