Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt
WEB3 days ago · Ishiba prevailed over hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi in a run-off vote in what was one of the most unpredictable Liberal Democratic Party leadership elections in decades.
Shigeru Ishiba to Be Next Prime Minister of Japan - The New York …
WEB2 days ago · Analysts said that because Ms. Takaichi, a right-leaning disciple of the slain former prime minister Shinzo Abe, might have driven more independent voters to the opposition, Mr. Ishiba appeared a ...
Fifth time's a charm: Shigeru Ishiba set to be Japan PM after LDP …
WEB2 days ago · The veteran Ishiba, who has also served as party secretary-general, won the LDP presidential election on Friday, defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi in a runoff vote. He is set to ...
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
WEB3 days ago · Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s next prime minister, but fell short of the votes needed to secure an ...
Ex-defense chief Ishiba set to become new Japan PM
WEB3 days ago · Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Friday in a runoff vote, defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi. In his fifth presidential bid, Ishiba won 215 of the 414 votes cast by LDP lawmakers and rank-and-file ...
Shigeru Ishiba: Former defense minister to be Japan’s new prime ...
WEB4 days ago · Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba is set to become prime minister | AP News
WEB2 days ago · Share. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s governing coalition controls parliament.
Ishiba Shigeru elected LDP leader | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEB2 days ago · Ishiba beat Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae in a runoff, winning 215 votes to Takaichi's 194. This was his fifth, and he claimed final, attempt at becoming party leader.
Former defense minister set to lead Japan amid efforts to ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · After no candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, Ishiba won in a runoff against economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, who would have been Japan’s first female prime...
Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba as next PM
WEBCandidates for the LDP election (from L-R): Sanae Takaichi, Takayuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoko Kamikawa, Katsunobu Kato, Taro Kono, Shigeru Ishiba and Toshimitsu Motegi
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