Ishiba in a sentence

Ishiba has not even been installed as the and some are saying that the kingpins are discussing whom to install after Mr. Ishiba.

Approval ratings for Ishiba's government are just above 30 percent, but polls show a majority of the public says he should remain prime minister.

But with a fragile administration dependent on ad hoc negotiations with small opposition parties, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru will struggle to advance his agenda, suggesting his premiership may be short-lived.

Earlier in the day, Ishiba was elected prime minister in the House of Councillors, which is controlled by the LDP and the Komeito party.

Fingers were pointed at the prospect of higher interest rates, new PM Ishiba is in favour of BoJ normalisation.

He ranked as the most favored candidate to become the next LDP leader in a poll taken by Nikkei newspaper on Aug 21-22, followed by former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

However, Tokyo plunged five per cent in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba’s election last week as the head of Japan’s ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates.

If Ishiba and Noda are ambitious and bold enough to unite and form a centrist government, it might just be possible.

Incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, "meet the new boss same as the old boss".

Interestingly, Ishiba quoted Tanzan Ishibashi (brief leader of Japan in the 1950s).

Ishiba also visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which experienced core meltdowns following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, for the first time since taking office in October.

Ishiba (centre) celebrates after he was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party at the LDP leadership election in Tokyo today.

Ishiba has a blank stare and does not put forth the most congenial expression while he is thinking or making a point.

Ishiba proposes combining of existing security and diplomatic groupings, such as the Quad and other bilateral and multilateral frameworks involving the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and the Philippines.

Ishiba’s interest in geothermal is not without merit: Japan sits on some of the world’s most abundant geothermal resources.

Ishiba told reporters he had held a five-minute phone call with Trump on Thursday morning Japan time and that they agreed to meet as soon as possible.

Ishiba was a vocal critic of Abe, the longest-serving premier in postwar Japan, over issues such as economic policy, calling for more efforts to revitalize regional economies.

Ishiba will now lead a minority government after defeating Noda by 221 to 160 votes.

It's not important that Fujimori was a ruthless, convicted dictator and that Ishiba is PM of Japan.

I would like to have a frank exchange of opinions on these issues," said Ishiba.