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. >> prime minister fumio cushy to -- he/she to -- kishida was regarded as the safe choice, but raisesuestions going into a general election. juliette saly explains what is at stake. >> japanese prime minister fumio cushy to has only been -- kishida has only been in the position for a month but he has the lowest approval rating for a prime minister since 2008. a major loss of parliamentary seats could weaken the party and send him through the revolving door of japanese leaders. none of japan's many opposition parties have more than single figure support, but several have formed alliances in a bid to win seats. kishida set a modest target for this election to maintain the ruling coalition's majority. missing out on a super majority would prevent him from taking bold action such as constitutional change. with the pandemic raising widening income inequality and an ambitious net zero emissions goal, his success will depend on whether the party's bet is a winning ticket. >> opinion polls indicate the ruling ldp will lose seats but maintain a majority. what is this going to come down to for

how unnerved do you think is fumio kishida and his colleagues by the way china is rattling everyone�*nd around those disputed islands, and for effecting those other neighbours as well? i think he will do- what his predecessors did. i think fumio kishida will walk a very careful path. _ it's notable that on his second day in office, he spoke - to president biden, . but on the fourth day, he spent twice as long - on the phone with xi jinping. that is really an _ acknowledgement that japan has a lot of importance to place on its relationship with bay| showing, and of course it is| concerned about aggression across the taiwan straight. kishida already said he wants . to put more money into coastal security, more money into missile defence. i that's also because both times he was on the phone, - he was probably thinking about north korea, - they are a real concern. they have tested four- missiles in the last month. and they always overjapan! 0r very close. i think that's one of. the common concerns. whether he's on the phone | with washington or beijing. north korea is always in the mind a

people injapan are voting in parliamentary elections, weeks afterjapanese prime minister fumio kishida to hold onto the majority. he assumed the leadership after the resignation of the former leader over criticism of his handling of the pandemic. yuki tastumi spoke to me earlier. she told me how voters are feeling as they head to polling. people are looking at this election with a bit of trepidation, they are hopeful that all of the covid restrictions have gradually been lifted so they are slightly hopeful about a post— pandemic lifestyle coming back to them slowly but surely, but at the same time, there is a lot of stress and disappointment and frankly quite a great deal of aggrievance to the ruling coalition about about how the government, led by first prime minister shinzo abe and then prime minister suga, have handled the government response to the pandemic. we have to see. this is one of the most unpredictable elections i have seen, that polling results have continue to change right up until the last minute. it will be very very interesting to see how unaffiliated voters will move

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japan goes to the polls on sunday, less than two months after prime minister fumio kishida was electeddemocratic party. the party is expected to lose seats, but not lose power. in fact, the ldp has failed to retain power in only two elections since 1955. so, what explains the enduring success of a party that regularly gets the votes ofjust a quarter of japan's registered voters? from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. for all but six of the last 65 years, japan has been led by the same political party, the ldp. this weekend's election looks certain to be won by them again. yet the ldp is not especially popular. it's been led by a succession of rather un—charismatic men, so what explains its tremendous success? partly, it starts here in the japanese countryside. this town of 5,000 people is an ldp stronghold. most residents here are old and old people vote. we met this couple on their way to cast their ballot — that's right, for the ldp. translation: it will be a huge mess if we let i the opposition win. they don't have the experience ldp has. translation: i agree with my husband. -

the ruling liberal democrat party or ldp led by fumio kishida is expected to remain in government but a professor of political science at musashino university in tokyo, she said young voters will be particularly important. the recent polling is indicating that the liberal democratic party is unlikely to lose government. the question is, how many seats it might lose from its current majority, or indeed some speculation it might increase. but the figures are a bit all over the place at the moment, suffice to say it does look like they will remain in power at least.— in power at least. there has been a big _ in power at least. there has been a big push, _ in power at least. there has been a big push, there - in power at least. there has been a big push, there to i in power at least. there has l been a big push, there to get more young people give out in these elections. is there much engagement amongst young people about the elections, or politics in general injapan? yes, there has been increasingly usually social media like twitter or another popular social media platform here to help s

japan�*s parliament is holding an extraordinary session later in which fumio kishida is expected to be party�*s leadership election last week and is widely seen as an establishment candidate. he replaces outgoing prime minister yoshihide suga but he must call a general election before the end of november. the swedish cartoonist lars felix says character periods of government, —— cuttings of prophet muhammad has died in a car crash. the police officers protecting him also died when they collided with a truck. the driver of the truck is in hospital. he has been living under police protection since 2007 because of numerous death threats from islamic extremists. a large oil slick has begun washing ashore in southern california. beaches in orange county, south—east of los angeles, have been closed as oil and dead wildlife wash up on the sand. almost 500,000 litres of oil have leaked from a pipeline connected to an offshore oil rig. courtney bembridge reports. california is known for its beaches, but not like this. clumps of oil and tar the size of softballs scatter the shoreline, as well as

people injapan are voting end of the parliamentary elections weeks after the new prime minister fumio kishida took office. his liberal democratic party which is common for much of the past six decades is hoping to hold its power in the lower parliament. lawyers for prince andrew have accused woman of trying to achieve another payday at the duke's expense. virginia giuffre says she was sexually abused by him as a teenager. prince andrew has always denied the claims and now has asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit against them. i will correspondent has this report. after months he has appeared to ignore the civil lawsuit brought forward by virginia giuffre, he has now instructed lawyers to fight to clear his name. the queen's second son has been accused by virginia giuffre of sexual abuse when she was 17, and thus a minor under us state law. in papers filed in new york last night, the prince's lawyers have asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit or to require ms giuffre to provide a more definitive statement of allegations. court papers state prince andrew never sexually abused or assaulted gi

japan goes to the polls on sunday, less than two months after prime minister fumio kishida was electedarty. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. for all but six of the last 65 years, japan has been led by the same political party, the ldp. this weekend's election looks certain to be won by them again. yet the ldp is not especially popular. it's been led by a succession of rather unremarkable, un—charismatic men, so what explains its tremendous success? partly, it starts here in the japanese countryside. this town of 5,000 people is an ldp stronghold. most residents here are old and old people vote. we met this couple on their way to cast their ballot — that's right, for the ldp. translation: it will be a huge mess if we let i the opposition win. they don't have the experience ldp has. translation: i agree with my husband. - part of the reason why the ldp does so well is that it's always made sure that the taxpayer money keeps flowing into places in the countryside, particularly to build infrastructure. this place has a perfectly good road on the other side of the valley, but a f

japan's parliament is about to hold an extraordinary session in which fumio kishida is expected to be kishida won the liberal democratic party's leadership election last week and is widely seen as an establishment candidate. he replaces outgoing prime minister yoshihide suga but he must call a general election before the end of november. a week after germany's inconclusive general election, the outgoing chancellor angela merkel has urged politicians to resolve their differences. her conservative cdu party narrowly trailed the centre—left sdp at the polls, leaving both hoping to clinch a coalition with the smaller greens and the free democrats. negotiations are likely to take weeks, leaving mrs merkel in a care—taking position in the meantime. the swedish cartoonist lars vilks, whose caricatures of the prophet mohammed caused outrage in the muslim world has died in a car crash. he was 75. two police officers who were protecting him also died when the car they were all in collided with a truck in markaryd in southern sweden. the driver of the truck is in hospital. an investigation is se

the ruling liberal democrat party or ldp led by fumio kishida is expected to remain in government, butepped down afterjust one year in office. joining me now from tokyo is dr donna weeks, professor of political science at musashino university. great to get you on the programme. ijust want great to get you on the programme. i just want to ask what can we expect from the elections this weekend? thank ou. as elections this weekend? thank you as you — elections this weekend? thank you. as you suggest, - elections this weekend? thank you. as you suggest, the - elections this weekend? thank. you. as you suggest, the recent polling is indicating that the liberal democratic party is unlikely to lose. the question is how many seats it might loose from its current majority, the figures are all over the place at the moment. there's benefit putting push to get more young people to vote in elections —— been a big push. is there engagement among young people amongst politics in japan? young people amongst politics in ja an? , , young people amongst politics in jaan? , , ., in japan? yes, they have i

>> fumio kishida is a form er leader. campaigned on this plan of spending billions of dollars to help boost gentleman man's economy that's been hard hit. he's expected to support a strong alliance with the u.s. the really big question here, christine, is how long he can stay as prime minister for. before shinzo abe japan rotated through six prime ministers in six years. >> thank you so much for this. >> thank you so much. >>> programming note, the new cnn series "diana" premiers sunday at 9 p.m. on cnn. >> look forward to that. tom brady returning to the new england patriots. just returning to new england to take on his old team and he made history along the way. bleacher report is up next. i just have to ask. does my aveeno® daily moisturizer really make my dry skin healthier in one day? - it's true jen. - really?! this nourishing prebiotic oat formula moisturizes to help prevent dry skin. - one day? - for real! wow! aveeno®. healthy. it's our nature.™ and for twice the moisture, try the prebiotic oat body wash, too. i g

new prime minister after a special session of parliament and just a few hours ago. 64-year-old fumio kishida. he and a half have i gates the coronavirus pandemic he'll have challenges like north korea and increasingly assertive china. what can we expect? >> reporter: isa, that's right. we are expecting that to play out. he's just announced his cabinet. he's got many of shinzo abe's allies. he's boosting the japanese economy hard hit by the pandemic. japan has suffered through multiple surges of covid-19 infections and is now finally releasing that state of emergency restriction and slowly coming out of the worst of the pandemic. he faces growing risks for north korea and china. he's expected to continue his prede predecessor's policies and working with his allies as a b bullwart. business leaders will be watching how kishida balances the deep ties it has around the increasing military assertiveness. i spoke to the ceo of suntary and this is what he had to say about kishida. >> there are so many complicated issues. he's not the strongest leader in the ruling party of ldp so i'm so concerned a

the election was considered a test for the country's new prime minister fumio kishida, who won the ldpttack the firefighters were part of a larger group of almost 30 taking part in the exercise. emergency services work for several hours to find those missing inside a remote cave in sao paulo. the site isn't accessible to the vehicles or heavy machinery. the white house press secretary has positive for cova 19. in a statement, she says she last saw presidentjoe biden on tuesday when they sat 1.8 meters apart, both wearing masks. she says she is vaccinated and mild symptoms. after a dozen passengers are reported to have been injured after a crash involving two trains in southwest england. it happened near salisbury, in wiltshire, when a train carriage was reportedly derailed after hitting an object on the line, knocking all the signalling in the area. it was then hit by second train. i believe he was some pictures from mexico, let me leave you with some pictures from mexico where they are starting the day of the dead festival. there are costumes, dancing and elaborate floats. these are t

fumio kishida takes the reins. the 64-year-old kishida emerged after a hot election last week.ew prime minister faces many challenges. what does he plan to do when it comes to the economy, the pandemic and north korea specifically? >> reporter: exactly. a tough set of issues for him. he campaigned on narrowing the income gap as well as spending billions of dollars in an aggressive stimulus package to boost the economy. his first priority is going to include trying to keep covid-19 cases low. japan has dealt with a series of waves of covid-19 and is only finally coming out of these long lasting covid-19 restrictions and state of emergencies. on foreign policy he faces increasing risks for north korea and china. he's expected to work with allies. i've been talking to business leaders and they're going to be closely watching how he and a half have i gates this delicate balance with china since it is the key economic partner but also they're growing increasingly concerned about beijing's military assertiveness. i spoke to the outgoing prime minister. these were his words about kish

fumio kishida takes the reigns of the world's third-largest economy while navigating the coronavirus challenges, like north korea. the 64-year-old kishida emerged as the winner of a hotly-contested party leadership election last week. selina wang joins us now live from tokyo. good to see you, selina. so, japan's new prime minister has a multitude of challenges ahead of him. how is he expected to guide the country through the pandemic, and some fairly serious economic issues? >> reporter: yeah, well, kishida campaigned on narrowing the income gap and spending billions to boost the japanese economy that has been hard hit by the pandemic. and one of his key concerns, domestically, is keeping covid-19 cases low. japan has dealt with several surges in covid-19 cases, and only finally are they starting to come out of this long-lasting state of emergency. and slowly, lift these restrictions. and on foreign policy, as you referenced, he deals with growing risks from north korea and china. like his predecessors, he is expected to be in support of boosting u.s.-japan alliances, and working wit

. >>> japan has confirmed a new prime minister, fumio kishida. taking control of the economy as well as managing the pandemic and challenges like north korea. he emerged in a hotly contested election last week. tell me how differently this new prime minister might govern, especially because he has an election coming up almost immediately. >> kishida is expected to be the status quo pick. his cabinet is set to be aides of former prime minister abe. and he's going to be the face of the ruling liberal democratic party that has faced heavy criticism for the leadership of outgoing prime minister suga. he was criticized for his handling of the olympics and covid-19. and while the ldp is expected to maintain its dominance, the risk is that it could weaken if kishida is not able to excite the voters. he is an ex-foreign minister, a political veteran. but he's struggled to shake off the image of just another boring politician. but ultimately, they went with him, who is seen as a safe and stable choice as prime minister. he campaigned on boosting the incom

kishida fumio is virtually assured of becoming prime minister next week. >> translator: we must continueo tackle the new coronavirus with determination. we must steadily push forward with economic measures. we must fulfill our political responsibilities and produce results. >> kishida will go into the upcoming lower house election with these new party officials. amari akira will be in the key post of secretary general. he was a central figure who rallied support for kishida in this week's leader race. fukuda tatsuo was named general council chairperson, the party's highest decisionmaing position. leads the group of lawmakers calling for reform. takaichi san any will be policy research chairperson drawing up the party's promises for the national election. takaichi came in third in the leadership race. in the runoff many of her supporters are believed to given their votes to kishida. and endo toshiaki was once the minister in charge of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. kishida is expected to be named prime minister in the diet on monday as the ldp-led coalition controls both chambers