Behind his “carefree， smiling face” the morning after his resignation， he is “eagerly watching for the possibility of returning” if the Ishiba Cabinet steps down early．
The Kishida Fumio cabinet resigned en masse at a cabinet meeting on October 1st. Before handing over the reins to Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, he served for 1,094 days, making him the eighth-longest-serving postwar prime minister after Kishi Nobusuke. This is the second longest serving prime minister among those from the Kōchikai party, the party he belonged to and which was officially dissolved in September 2024, after former Prime Minister Ikeda Hayato’s 1,575 days. The morning after the Prime Minister’s resignation was a beautiful, clear autumn morning. Former Prime Minister Kishida, who had finished moving into his apartment in Jingumae, Tokyo, appeared around 10:00 a.m. Just before getting into his car, he turned to our magazine’s photographer and flashed a bright smile, something he probably hadn’t seen towards the end of his time as prime minister. It is clear that he has become much more relaxed. “Just before taking office in September 2021, I was living in the Diet members’ accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo, and moved from there to the Prime Minister’s Official Residence. However, now that he has stepped down from office, he has moved to his private apartment in Jingumae rather than to the Diet member’s accommodation. He has received a lot of criticism up until now, so I think he wants to take it easy in a quiet place for now.” (Political reporter) However, with the upcoming general election coming up, he probably won’t be able to “retire.” A political desk editor at a major newspaper had this to say about former Prime Minister Kishida’s current situation: “The Kishida administration ran the government as a ’triumvirate’ with Taro Aso, who was appointed as the LDP’s top adviser, and former Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi. However, in this presidential election, Kishida called on members of the former Kishida faction to “have no choice but to have Takaichi,” and in the final stages of the election campaign, he parted ways with Aso and Motegi, contributing to the “birth” of Prime Minister Ishiba. Even after stepping down as prime minister, he seems to be spending his days at the House of Representatives building, repeatedly visiting the heads of economic organizations who helped him out when he was prime minister.” Aso and Suga Yoshihide, who competed for the “kingmaker” position in the LDP presidential election. Former Minister of Economic Security Takaichi Sanae, who was supported by Aso, lost in the runoff election, with Suga ultimately emerging as the winner. A veteran LDP secretary said: “However, there are rumors circulating about Suga’s health, and there are concerns about how much support he will be able to give to Prime Minister Ishiba, whom he has supported. If that happens, it is highly likely that Kishida, who, along with Suga, was one of the key figures in the birth of the Ishiba administration, will emerge as the new kingmaker, even though he has only just stepped down as prime minister. Well, it may depend on how serious he is about it…” The Nikkei Shimbun announced on October 3rd that the Ishiba Cabinet had an approval rating of 51% when it was launched, the lowest figure for any Cabinet of 10 or so since 2006, making it a difficult start. Given this situation, what does former Prime Minister Kishida think about the future? The aforementioned desk continues. “Former Prime Minister Kishida succeeded in sending many former Kishida faction members and allies to posts in the government and the party. Not only Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa and Chairman of the Policy Research Council Onodera Itsunori, who continued in their posts, but also Defense Minister Nakatani Gen and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Osato Yasuhiro, who are former allies of the Kōchikai party, are on the list. In particular, he has a firm grip on Onodera, who is drafting the government’s policy pledges for the general election, and is working to continue the trend of lifting monetary easing that he himself has led. He has told close aides that if the Ishiba administration were to fall around the time of the 2025 House of Councillors election, he will “continue to prepare with the possibility of returning to power.” Continue reading below [flash] 2024/10/4(Fri) 11:20.
Takaichi Sanae, who is even more hated than Ishiba, who was mocked by the netouyo as being unpopular, will never become prime minister or party president, lol.
Yes, the selfish LDP is finished. “The sports day has been postponed due to the election. “Children are crying” The sudden impact of the Lower House election has also affected school events… In the disaster-stricken Noto region, “This is no time for elections” My gym reservation was also canceled For that alone, the LDP deserves a thousand deaths.
Since Kishida Fumio lost in his constituency, surely it’s impossible for someone who was elected through proportional representation to become prime minister?
When I start the game, I get excited thinking, “Now, what kind of story will unfold?”, but I’m also excited about the newly formed Ishiba administration, wondering, “What policies will they implement and what kind of Japan will they create?” Japan is currently in the midst of a civil war, divided between the Japanese military and the Taliban. The Japanese military aims to protect and pass on the best things about Japan. The Taliban are trying to weaken Japan. And I believe the leader of the Taliban was Sanae Takaichi. Finally, the Taliban was defeated and the Liberal Democratic Party government led by Ishiba Shigeru was born. I feel relieved that Japan is now moving in the right direction.
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