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Will new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bring change to Japan?
Podcast |
The Current
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Oct 04, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:13:03

Fumio Kishida was elected as Japan's new prime minister after former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga lost public support and political backing over his handling of the coronavirus and the Olympics. While Kishida's early moves reflect a continuation of his predecessors' economic and diplomatic principles, an early general election at the end of October may give him stronger backing to put his own mark on policies from relations with China to income inequality. 

Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/3AeZwuR 

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