POLICY COMPASS
Shigeru Ishiba to Lead Japan: Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Elects A New Prime Minister
by Azaria Kidane
2 October 2024
In this paper we discuss:
- Why Shigeru Ishiba has been chosen by the Liberal Democratic Party as Japan’s new Prime Minister;
- The problems which he will face as PM, including rising tensions in South East Asia, a stagnating economy, a looming demographic crisis, and repairing his party’s image with the public;
- How the Constitutional Democratic Party is preparing to challenge Ishiba in next year’s general election; and
- How US election will affect the way Ishida will balance America’s trade protectionism with regional security.
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