Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and newly appointed PM Shigeru Ishiba (right)
Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his cabinet have tendered their resignation today. After this, Shigeru Ishiba is going to take oath as the next Prime Minister of Japan. However, Shigeru Ishiba is the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He has also been a former Defense Minister. Kishida and his cabinet ministers have been forced to resign due to several serious allegations of corruption. Now the appointment of a new Prime Minister in Japan and then the formation of a new government will have a new impact on the entire Asia including India. Therefore, it is important to know a lot about who Shigeru Ishiba is.
Let us tell you that Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi made the announcement today and said that Kishida and his ministers submitted their resignations in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. After this, the path for Shigeru Ishiba to become Prime Minister has become clearer. Ishiba was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday. So that he can take Kishida’s place. Kishida had announced his resignation in August at the end of his three-year term. After voting in Parliament today, Ishiba is certain to become Prime Minister, as his party’s ruling coalition has the majority in Parliament.
What will be the impact on India-Japan relations?
The Prime Minister may have changed in Japan but the ruling party remains the same. Therefore, there will not be much impact on relations with India. Anyway, after becoming the Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba will announce his new cabinet and will also announce elections in the country soon. Ishiba had said on Monday that he was planning to hold parliamentary elections on October 27 after being formally elected the country’s prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba mentioned the election date while announcing the top leadership of the party before forming his Cabinet on Monday.
If Ishiba’s party wins after the elections, he can become Prime Minister again. Ishiba becoming the Prime Minister is a good sign for India. Why relations between PM Modi and India have been better than that of his party leader Fumio Kishida. The second important thing is that China is the staunch enemy of India and Japan jointly. In such a situation, even after the change of power in Japan, relations between India and Japan will remain strong. (AP)
