Who is Japans new prime minister, Fumio Kishida?
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Kishida has formally taken office as Japan\\u2019s new prime minister, succeeding Yoshihide Suga as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Ido Vock in Berlin and the World Review\\u2019s new co-host Megan Gibson in London discuss his rise to power with Tokyo-based journalist Kenji Hall.
They cover Kishida\\u2019s plans for economic reform, whether Japan\\u2019s pacifist constitution could change as the country faces an increasingly assertive China, and the factional jostling within the dominant LDP.
Further reading:
Kenji Hall on why Japan\\u2019s prime minster has his work cut out for him
Kristin Surak on Shinzo Abe and the rise of Japanese Nationalism
Tom Feiling on how the Olympics have thrown the future of Japan\\u2019s prime minister into doubt
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