The new prime minister plans to announce parliamentary elections on October 27.
“Faced with a decisive moment in the country and abroad, I strongly hope that the new cabinet will vigorously implement the main policies that will shape Japan’s future,” former Prime Minister Fumio Kisida said in a statement.
Isiba has called for the creation of an Asian version of the NATO military alliance and for more discussion among regional partners about the use of US nuclear deterrence.
The new prime minister has also pledged to continue the Kisida economic policy, which aims to lift Japan out of deflation and achieve real wage growth, while tackling issues such as Japan’s declining birthrate and population and resilience to natural disasters.
Isiba was first elected to parliament in 1986.
He has served as Minister of Defense, Minister of Agriculture and held other important positions in the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as Secretary General of the LDP under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2024-10-02 00:31:39