File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
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File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
- Title: File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
- Date: 26th August 2021
- Summary: Fumio Kishida, 63, served as foreign minister under then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2017, but diplomacy remained mainly in the prime minister's grip. TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2014) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** THEN JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, SHINZO ABE, STANDING ON STAIRS WITH NEW CABINET MINISTERS THEN FOREIGN MINISTER, FUMIO KISHIDA LOOKING ON AND BOWING In March 2017, Kishida held a bilateral meeting with then-U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Tokyo, where they spoke about regional affairs, including the perceived threats of North Korea. TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - MARCH 16, 2017) (REUTERS) KISHIDA, AND THEN U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, REX TILLERSON, WALKING IN AND SHAKING HANDS Days after North Korea's missile launch on May 2017, Kishida met then-top U.S. commander in the Asia Pacific region Admiral Harry Harris which underlined the seriousness of the situation on the Korean peninsula and the importance of the continued cooperation among U.S., Japan and South Korea. TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - MAY 16, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF KISHIDA, SHAKING HANDS WITH THEN U.S. ASIA-PACIFIC COMMAND ADMIRAL, HARRY HARRIS
- Embargoed: 9th September 2021 08:30
- Keywords: Fumio Kishida Shinzo Abe foreign minister politics prime minister
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001ERX0FNR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday (August 26) that he will run in the ruling party's leadership race when incumbent Yoshihide Suga's current term ends in September.
The winner is assured of being prime minister because of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) majority in parliament's lower house.
The move may complicate Prime Minister Suga's plan to win another term as head of the party unopposed, and ride the party through general elections with a pledge to speed up vaccinations and stronger steps to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
Suga's administration has seen support ratings plunge over its the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening calls within the LDP to pick a new face in the party leadership race ahead of a general election that must be held by Oct. 21.
Kishida has been considered a strong candidate for the top LDP role. He also ran for leadership race last September but lost to Suga. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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