Fumio kishida

Fumio Kishida this week won the Yomiuri Kishida profile says his political ambitions were stirred when he was a child in New York. A teacher told a girl to hold his hand on a school trip, but she refused, because he wasn't white. He resolved to change such feelings in the world. — Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) 1. Kishida was racially abused in the US At the age of six, Kishida moved to New York with his family due to his father’s work. He attended an elementary school in Queens where he was taunted for being Japanese. Kids would tut when he entered the bathroom and he was often the target of discriminatory remarks. Speaking on the show 2. He failed the Tokyo University entrance exams three times After three years in the States, Kishida returned to Tokyo to study at Nagatacho Elementary School. He then went to Kojimachi Junior High School in Chiyoda Ward before enrolling at the prestigious Kaisei Academy. For the past 40 years, Kaisei has had the highest number of entrants to the University of Tokyo. Kishida, whose family has an extensive history at the university, took the entrance exam on three occasions. Each time he failed. He did, however, pass the Waseda and Keio University tests. He opted for the latter as it had a serious, non-pretentious atmosphere. When Fumio Kishida, Japan’s next prime minister, first said he was interested in politics, his father tried to push him down another path, warning that “there’s nothing sweet about the political world.” ⁦ — Motoko Rich (@motokor...

TOKYO— Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling party’s leadership contest Wednesday and is set to become the country’s next prime minister. He faces the imminent tasks of Kishida replaces the outgoing leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down For the record: 12:19 a.m. Sept. 29, 2021 A previous photo on this story misidentified outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. As the LDP’s new leader, Kishida is certain to be elected prime minister Monday in parliament, where his party and its coalition partner control both houses. In his victory speech, he vowed to tackle Japan’s “national crises” — including COVID-19, the economy and a declining population and birthrate — while pursuing a vision of “a free and open Indo-Pacific” that counters China’s assertiveness in the region. Kishida beat Taro Kono, the popular vaccinations minister, in the party leadership race after finishing only one vote ahead of him in the first round. None of the four candidates, Kishida’s 257-170 landslide win in the second round was due in large part to the support of party heavyweights who saw the consensus-building ex-diplomat as a choice for stability over the change advocated by Kono, who is known as something of a maverick and a reformist. The Japanese government says its nationwide coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday in order to help revive the economy as infection...

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida poses for a portrait following a news conference Wednesday at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after his election as party president. Du Xiaoyi/Pool via AP SEOUL, South Korea — Fumio Kishida is virtually assured to become Japan's next prime minister next week after the uncontroversial candidate was tapped to lead the country's ruling party. The vote from the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, is seen as reflecting party insiders' preference for a steady managerial hand and a consensus builder to guide the country as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The LDP dominates Japan's parliament, so Kishida is not expected to face obstacles clinching the premiership when lawmakers select a successor for outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday. Suga announced No candidate won a majority of the party's vote. Kishida, a former foreign minister, prevailed in a runoff. He had an advantage because he is popular with LDP lawmakers, who outnumbered rank-and-file party members in that vote. Kishida beat out two female candidates, conservative Sanae Takaichi, and Seiko Noda, who is comparatively liberal within the LDP. He also prevailed against Kono is one of Japan's most followed politicians on Twitter and was the front-runner in polling ahead of Wednesday's vote. Kishida has avoided rocking the boat But "a less popular candidate winning is not new or surprising in the context of the LDP's history," observes Corey Wal...

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida travels to the White House on Friday for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden that promises to deepen the two nations’ security alliance amid rising tensions with China and North Korea. It will be Kishida’s first meeting with Biden since December’s announcement of Japan’s biggest military build-up since World War II, and it follows whistlestop visits by Kishida to Britain, France, Italy, and Canada—industrial powers that Japan will host at a G7 summit in Hiroshima in May. On Friday, Kishida and Biden are expected to discuss Japan’s plans to acquire missiles able to strike targets across East Asia, efforts to limit China’s access to advanced technology like semiconductors, and strategies to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the two leaders will also “The big message here is the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance,” says Jeffery Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University in Japan. Kishida, he says, “has basically pushed through a major transformation in Japan’s security policy.” The trip is also seen as key to restoring domestic credibility for Kishida, who took office in 2021, following a slew of scandals—over resignations by senior colleagues and his Liberal Democratic Party’s ties to the cult-like Japan’s new military posture In December, Japan Japan’s draft budget for next year includes $1.58 billion for U.S.-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles amid a stated aim t...

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