Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for reelection
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that he would not run in September’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, leaving an undecided choice for prime minister of America’s closest ally on the front lines of the battle to contain China. Kishida’s decision to step down came against the backdrop of a corruption scandal that […]
Japan PM Fumio Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he would step down in September after a three-year term marked by political scandal to make way for a new prime minister to tackle the impact of soaring prices. “Politics cannot function without the trust of the people,” Kishida said at a press conference on Wednesday announcing his decision not […]
Setback For Japan PM Fumio Kishida As Party Loses 3 Parliamentary Seats In Key Election
“It may take a long time, but I will do my best to regain the trust of voters,” he said. Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced another setback on Monday after his scandal-hit ruling party lost three seats in a weekend by-election. His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost all three seats contested by the […]
Biden hosting Clintons, Big Tech bigwigs at state dinner for Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida
WASHINGTON — President Biden hosted Bill and Hillary Clinton for a state dinner with billionaire Big Tech titans at the White House on Wednesday night to commemorate Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit. The Clintons and actor Robert De Niro also joined them at the head table in the White House East Room, where more than […]
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Meets Joe Biden, Emphasizing AI Concerns
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the White House on Wednesday for a summit meeting with President Joe Biden. While China’s growing security threat to Pacific nations was a hot topic, the two leaders also discussed a range of economic and technological issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), a rapidly growing and worrying field. . Associated […]
Japan PM Fumio Kishida Has Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un, Says North Korea
Fumio Kishida says he wants to change Japan-North Korea relations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said on Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had requested a summit with her brother, adding that a meeting was unlikely without a change in direction from the Japanese government. “Mr. Kishida recently expressed his desire […]
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida explosives attack suspect Ryuji Kimura indicted
Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a 24-year-old man on charges including attempted murder in the April bomb attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japanese media reported. Kishida was campaigning in Wakayama City when a man threw a homemade pipe bomb at him. Kishida was not injured, but two other people were slightly injured. Japan’s Kyodo […]
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Eats Fish From Sea With Treated Nuclear Wastewater To Prove It’s Safe
According to multiple reports, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had lunch with three cabinet ministers over seafood harvested from seawater discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with treated radioactive wastewater. Prime Minister Kishida and three ministers ate flounder, octopus and sea bass sashimi caught off the coast of Fukushima after the treated water […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lack of security surprised many
The fishermen who confronted a man suspected of attacking a Japanese political leader for the second time in less than a year were taken aback by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s lack of security. Mr. Tsutomu Konishi, a fisherman, saw Mr. Kishida at a campaign event at this fishing port. Konishi said security guards covered the […]
