Fumio Kishida to Become Japan’s Next Prime Minister

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Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Suga is stepping down after serving only one year since taking office last September. Kishida beat Taro Kono, the vaccinations minister, in a runoff after moving ahead of two female candidates.

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Times of India

Soft-spoken Fumio Kishida to become Japan's next PM after party vote

Rest of World News: TOKYO: Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won on Wednesday a race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), virtually ensuring that he.

10 months ago·Mumbai, India

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Yahoo News

Fumio Kishida: calm centrist picked as Japan's next PM

Japan's next leader Fumio Kishida is a soft-spoken former foreign minister from a Hiroshima family of politicians, with a reputation of seeking the middle ground and a fondness for baseball.

10 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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BBC News

Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan's next prime minister

Mr Kishida will succeed Yoshihide Suga, who decided to step down after just one year in office.

10 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

In Victory for Japan Establishment, Fumio Kishida Set to Become Next Prime Minister

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday anointed former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as its next leader in a victory for the party's establishment that virtually ensures he will become prime minister within days.

10 months ago·India

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Reuters

Soft-spoken Kishida to become Japan's next PM after party vote

TOKYO - Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won on Wednesday a race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), virtually ensuring that he will succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the post within days. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

10 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Fumio Kishida: a ‘safe pair of hands’ for Japan’s ruling party

Analysis: election result marks return of pragmatic and centrist policies, spearheaded by a decent, if unexciting, leaderJapan’s governing Liberal Democratic party [LDP] has chosen stability and moderation in electing Fumio Kishida as its new leader – a post that all but guarantees that he will become the country’s prime minister on Monday.Kishida, like Taro Kono – the man he defeated in a second round of voting on Wednesday – is a hereditary po…

10 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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