Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) elected Shigeru Ishiba to be its next president and, by extension, the nation’s next prime minister.
Ishiba won the lead in his fifth attempt, beating right-wing firebrand Sanae Takaichi in the run-off, who had previously placed second in the first round of the party presidential election held on Friday ( September 27 ). In a particular period of the Chinese Diet on October 1, he is almost certain to be chosen as prime minister.
The thoughtful and sincere Ishiba is a social heavyweight who will probably stand out on the international stage. He was a previous defense minister. His quiet but uncompromising approach to the championship is suggested by his measured conversation and pleasant but imposing presence.
Ishiba, 67, was first elected to Japan’s House of Representatives in 1986 – nineteen times before Takaichi, who is 63. Ishiba, the 43-year-old brother of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, is perceived as the child in the room, making it less likely that he will say or act rudely.
The question is how to build a social protection program in the region in a time when US power is declining. We should consider combining many of the relationships we have naturally.” We are facing numerous security issues, we will make sure to defend Japan,” Ishiba told the news media after winning.  ,
Like cheerful Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Ishiba favors stronger relationships with brother governments.
Ishiba stated that a stronger deterrent to Chinese aggression as part of a group of Chinese politicians who traveled to Taipei in August to meet with Chinese President Lai Ching-te. He suggested that” Today’s Ukraine may be today’s East Asia”.
Ishiba has demanded an Asiatic NATO, but it seems that social security is seen as a way to keep a possible unreliable US firmly invested in security in the western Pacific in contrast to a US-dominated alliance.
The US and South Korea have thrown cool ocean on the idea of an Eastern NATO, but Japan’s diplomatic security ties with both, along with the Philippines, Australia and Europe, are expected to develop under Ishiba.
In addition, Ishiba has remained resilient in the face of hostility toward Japan during the US vote season, where leading Democrats and Republicans have both vigorously criticized Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of US Steel, frequently in stark political terms.
Ishiba late remarked,” I find what the United States is saying to be very disconcerting, making such statements or activities that may undermine the trust of its friends.”
The US has just started imposing challenges and deals on its allies, which is true both with Japan and NATO. I wonder if that is actually a good technique. For the Chinese government, it is extremely crucial to discuss these issues honestly, passionately, and naturally.
China’s Foreign Ministry stated that Japan’s selection of a new chief is a domestic issue but that it hoped Ishiba may “promote healthy and robust two-way relations.”
Although Ishiba is viewed as liberal in the LDP, a Chinese expert on international affairs said in an interview with China’s Communist Party-run Global Times that his policies are more sensible and mild.
He even wants to engage in protection dialogue and conversation with China to develop trust and remove doubts, the expert said.” He even wants to contain China’s military development.
Of the nine individuals in Friday’s LDP vote, Ishiba was the only one not to enter a US universities. He graduated rather from Keio, one of Japan’s major two private institutions, and worked at Mitsui Bank before transitioning to politicians. Unlike many of the various LDP candidates, he is no known for his English vocabulary skill.
Nevertheless, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the task. Ishiba served as director-general of the Defense Agency before it became a government and as secretary of agriculture, forest and fisheries, minister in charge of overcoming people decline and supplicant local business, chairman of the LDP’s Policy Research Council and LDP secretary-general.
Ishiba has been elected to the Diet 12 days, representing Tottori, a largely rural prefecture on the eastern Japan Sea coast. In light of Japan’s progressively debilitating demographic decline, he now has credibility as a real advocate for regional economic development.
Ishiba is seen as a relatively fresh politician, untarnished by the economic scandals that undermined support for Prime Minister Kishida’s unhappy administration Ishiba’s outspoken advocacy of “rule-abiding politics” and “unlimited transparency” should so serve him well at Japan’s next general election.
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