By SHINO MATSUYAMA/ Staff Writer
October 5, 2024 at 16:05 JST
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a news conference held at the prime minister’s office on Oct. 1 after forming his Cabinet (The Asahi Shimbun)
Shigeru Ishiba came across as having little new to offer in his inaugural address to the Diet even as he faced a backlash over a commentary he wrote for a U.S. think tank on security policy before becoming prime minister. [Read More]
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