Ishiba Shigeru Elected As Japan's New Prime Minister

According to Odaily, on October 1, local time, Ishiba Shigeru, the new president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, was officially elected as the Prime Minister of Japan. In the Prime Minister's designation election held in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors during the extraordinary session of the National Diet, Ishiba received more than half of the votes in both houses, securing his position as the new leader of the country.