Shigeru Ishiba Is Japans New Prime Minister, Japan News Live, Japan Elects New PM, News18, N18 G

Shigeru Ishiba Is Japan s New Prime Minister, Japan News Live, Japan Elects New PM, News18, N18G TOKYO Shigeru Ishiba, an outspoken former defense minister, is set to become Japans new prime minister next week, taking the helm of the worlds fourthlargest economy at a time of rising prices at home and increasing tensions in the AsiaPacific. Ishiba, 67, on Friday clinched the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on his fifth attempt and will therefore become the new prime minister. He will succeed Fumio Kishida, who reshaped Japans role in the international community but last month announced he would step down amid recordlow approval ratings. ,japan, election, primeminister, japannews, livenews, news18live, news18 n18oclive n18ocworld News18 Mobile App