Last week in Japan , February 20th , rundown:
(1) The approval of PM Ishiba’s cabinet rose mainly due to his meeting with Trump, avoiding making Japan a target of US tariffs.

https://www.europesays.com/1755809/ Malaysia and Japan to develop green energy projects, Ishiba eyes defence ties #AnwarIbrahim #ASEAN #CarbonCapture #Energy #Gaza #HydrogenEnergy #Ishiba #japan #KualaLumpur #Malaysia #Myanmar #Petronas #Putrajaya #Sarawak #SouthChinaSea #SoutheastAsia

https://www.europesays.com/1633381/ Will Japan arm Ukraine as North Korea reinforces Russia? #Conflicts #DonaldTrump #Ishiba #japan #kursk #kyiv #Moscow. #NorthKorea #PatriotMissileSystems #Pyongyang #Russia #TakeshiIwaya #Ukraine #UkrainianPrimeMinisterDenysShmyhalto #war #YasuoTakao

#Oikeisto - samaa paskaa pakkausmaasta riippumatta.

Japanissa pääministeri #ShigeruIshiba päätti ihan ize, että järjestetään ennenaikaiset parlamenttivaalit liberaalidemokraattisen puolueensa #LDP:n korruptioskandaalin takia, mutta kun #liberaalidemokraatit sitten häviävät #vaalit historiallisen huonolla tuloksella, ilmoittaa #Ishiba, ettei aio erota.

EDIT: Ja niin, tämäkin "liberaalipuolue" on todellisuudessa konservatiivinationalistinen.

#JPNpol #Japani #Politiikka

https://yle.fi/a/74-20120527

The new PM of Japan seems more moderate than I initially thought.
But he still belongs to the LDP and thus is likely to take far-right decisions for the sake of pleasing his party.

I hope the left (CDP) wins the next elections.

Japans Ex-Verteidigungsminister Ishiba neuer Regierungschef

Japans früherer Verteidigungsminister Ishiba ist neuer Regierungschef des Landes. Er übernimmt das Amt in einer für seine Partei schwierigen Zeit. Frauen gibt es in seinem Kabinett kaum. Von Ulrich Mendgen.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/japan-premierminister-102.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Por si 2024 no fuera año electoral suficiente: como se esperaba, el nuevo líder del PLD #Ishiba anuncia que pedirá disolver la Dieta y convocar #elecciones antes de final de año, ahora que #Japón no sabe quién es y qué tal lo hace de primer ministro
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/9f687a3ebbee-breaking-news-japans-new-ldp-leader-ishiba-decides-to-dissolve-lower-house-in-oct.html

In #Japan hat die Liberaldemokratische Partei einen neuen Vorsitz gewählt – und damit de facto den neuen Regierungschef des Landes. Shigeru #Ishiba steht vor allem für höhere Rüstungsausgaben. https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1185592.japan-neuer-premier-in-japan-auf-der-suche-nach-vertrauen.html

#Shigeru #Ishiba, 67, will become the next prime minister of Japan.

Mr. Ishiba, a former defense minister who has long been popular with rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party but less favored by parliamentary lawmakers,
had run for the party leadership four times before finally attaining victory.

Mr. Ishiba, who is known for his plainspoken opinions and keen interest in military equipment, defeated Ms. Sanae Takaichi 215 to 194 in voting at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo.
He will take over as prime minister next Tuesday, replacing #Fumio #Kishida.

Mr. Kishida, who presided over an expansion of Japan’s defense budget and a rapprochement with South Korea during his three years as prime minister, announced in August that he would resign after months of low approval ratings related to public dissatisfaction with inflation and his handling of a series of political finance scandals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/world/asia/japan-new-prime-minister-shigeru-ishiba.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Japans nächster Premier: Bei Wählern beliebt - in der Partei nicht immer

Shigeru Ishiba soll Japans neuer Premier werden. Bei Wählern ist er beliebt - auch weil er in keinen der jüngsten Skandale verwickelt war. In der Partei eckte er aber lange Zeit an. Jetzt hat er es an die Spitze geschafft. Von T. Iffland.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/japan-ishiba-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de