Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan's First Female Prime Minister
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The prime minister pledged to 'do everything we can to protect the lives and the peace of the people of Japan.'
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday expressed condolences to the families of Self-Defense Forces personnel who died in
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Friday issued a message to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two. He stressed that politicians must have the pride not to yield to irresponsible populism.
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 10 released a statement of personal reflections to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II by posing a tantalizing question: “Why couldn’t Japan avoid that war?