Fumio Kishida
| Fumio Kishida link Everipedia (Politician) | |
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| Born | 29 July 1957 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Spouse | Yuko Kishida |
| Interests | Hiroshima |
Prime Minister of Japan from October 2021 | |
Fumio Kishida is the new Prime Minister of Japan. He replaced Yoshihide Suga after winning the Liberal Democrat leadership election.[1] This gave him the right to lead the party into the 2021 Japanese general election in which he was victorious.
Background
Born into a political family, Kishida spent part of his childhood in the United States where he attended school in New York City.[2]
Political career
He was a junior minister.
Became Prime Minister in 2021.
Political views
Politically, he is leader of the Kōchikai, a leading moderate faction of the LDP.
Kishida is seen as dovish on foreign policy and lukewarm about revising Japan's pacifist constitution.[3]
During the LDP leadership election, he called for Japan to strive for a new form of capitalism to reduce income disparity, saying neoliberalism and deregulation have widened economic gaps in society.
Being a representative from Hiroshima, Kishida has consistently advocated for Japanese diplomacy to promote nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).[4]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he disagreed with Shinzō Abe who wanted Japan to host American nuclear weaopns.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58784635
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/japans-next-prime-minister-who-are-the-candidates-to-succeed-yoshihide-suga-11630657293
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/potential-candidates-become-japans-next-prime-minister-2021-09-03/
- ↑ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-arrival-of-kishida-diplomacy/
- ↑ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/28/national/politics-diplomacy/kishida-nuclear-sharing-abe/