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September 29, 2021

Fumio Kishida, from Ruling Party Establishment, Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister
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In Japan, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is poised to become the
country's next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the
ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The outgoing prime minister, Yoshihide
Suga, who has faced widespread criticism over his mishandling of the
pandemic, announced his resignation last month, after less than a year
in power. A representative of Hiroshima, Kishida has campaigned for the
abolition of nuclear weapons, though has defended Japan's policy of not
signing on to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, citing
Japan's reliance on the extended nuclear deterrence provided by the
U.S., a longtime ally.


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