Labor market reform and strategic investment in growth areas of the economy have long been considered necessary. The challenge is to achieve it this time around.
Kishida must regain the people's trust to steer Japan through a volatile geopolitical landscape marked by ongoing wars and escalating tensions in Asia.
While the facts behind the LDP scandal must be fully explained, the new Kishida Cabinet cannot delay completing the budget and tackling urgent national issues.
Consideration of post-Kishida options is called for as opinion polls show the Kishida administration's approval falling into dangerous territory.
Nearly unchanged approval ratings after the Cabinet reshuffle leave PM Kishida searching for the optimal timing for dissolution and lower house elections.
Amid the increasing threat of despotic regimes, the new Kishida Cabinet must prioritize constitutional reform to establish defense as a core state function.
The foreign and defense ministers in the new Kishida cabinet bring impressive, unexpected strengths to their jobs, marking them as two key members to watch.
In a significant reshuffle of the Kishida Cabinet, the Prime Minister appoints 11 new ministers including five women out of a total of 19 posts.
Noting the severe security environment, the draft framework policy provides a roadmap to address issues from defense and diplomacy to Japan's social safety net.
With huge tasks ahead for the government, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida must regain the public trust he lost due to the misconduct of his son Shotaro...
Despite positive reactions to Kishida's G7 chairmanship, his cabinet's approval rating did not improve, possibly due to a scandal involving his son.
China rebuked Japan for Taiwan's flower offering, and left-leaning media in both countries played up the costs of the state funeral for Abe as "divisive."
