THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 27, 2024 at 18:57 JST
Shigeru Ishiba speaks before the runoff vote in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27. (Takeshi Iwashita)
Shigeru Ishiba was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27, reaching the top of the ladder in what he had said would be his “final political battle.” [Read More]
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