Five challenges facing Japan’s new PM Ishiba

Five challenges facing Japan’s new PM Ishiba

The Straits Times - Asia·2024-10-01 20:01

TOKYO – Mr Shigeru Ishiba will face five key challenges when he becomes Japan’s new prime minister on Oct 1 after being voted leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

1. Security threats

Nerves are running high over China’s increasingly aggressive moves in the region, following the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into Japanese airspace in August.

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