Japan Ruling LDP Elects Ishiba
Kanako Mita and Chika Mori
Modern Tokyo Times
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Shigeru Ishiba to lead the party. Accordingly, the former Defence Minister will become the new prime minister of Japan next week.
He beat the right-wing Sanae Takaichi in the final runoff by 215 to 194 votes. Hence, Japan will continue to wait for its first female prime minister.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped...