Fumio Kishida

South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol attends a ceremony to disband a presidential election camp at the National Assembly Library in Seoul, South Korea, on March 10, 2022. (Song Kyung-seok/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Yoon Suk Yeol had a rapid rise in South Korean politics before an abrupt downfall

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld parliament’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and removed him from office.

A vehicle believed to be carrying Ryuji Kimura, who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, arrives at Wakayama District Court in Wakayama, western Japan Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Shohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP)

Man who attacked Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Kishida is convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison

A suspect, center on the ground, is caught by police after he allegedly threw "the suspicious object," as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Saikazaki port for an election campaign event in Wakayama, western Japan Saturday, April 15, 2023.(Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japanese man who threw pipe bomb at ex-PM Kishida tells court he didn’t intend to kill

Shigeru Ishiba, top, sits ahead of the extraordinary session of parliament's lower house Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-US alliance

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 to announce that he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

Pacifist Japan transforming from exclusively self-defense to military buildup, AP explains

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending.

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Fumio Kishida leaves office as Japan’s prime minister

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Japan’s ruling party to vote on Kishida successor, AP Explains

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FILE - Fumio Kishida, center, is applauded after being named as Japan's prime minister at the parliament's lower house in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Kishida’s legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy

This photo combination shows the candidates of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the party's upcoming presidential election. Top row from left, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi. Middle row from left, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Digital Minister Taro Kono, and Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi. Bottom row from left, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato. Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. (AP Photo)

Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida

FILE - Candidates of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, pose for a photo session before the start of a joint news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?

The candidates of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the party's upcoming presidential election attend the meeting of their speeches at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan Thursday, Sept.12, 2024. Candidates are front row from from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi at the party’s headquarters n Tokyo, Japan Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A record 9 lawmakers are vying to become Japan’s leader, with pledges of change and stronger defense

This photo combination shows the candidates of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the party's upcoming presidential election. Top row from left, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi. Middle row from left, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Digital Minister Taro Kono, and Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi. Bottom row from left, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato. Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. (AP Photo)

The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, walk to their chairs during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, on May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File)

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties

FILE - Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during the Liberal Democratic Party's convention in Tokyo, March 17, 2024. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery as the country marks the 79th anniversary of its defeat in the World War II, in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo to announce he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

What’s next in Japan with Kishida bowing out as party leader and prime minister next month

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo to announce he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Kishida will not seek another term, meaning Japan will get a new prime minister in September

Construction vehicles are submerged due to a swollen river caused by a storm in Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Storm dumps intense rainfall on northern Japan, sending some people to shelters

A house is seen collapsed in Oosaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, following Thursday's powerful earthquake. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible ‘megaquake’

A police vehicle is seen overturned following a heavy rain in Shinjo, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan Friday, July 26, 2024. Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. (Kyodo News via AP)

Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter

A police vehicle is seen overturned following a heavy rain in Shinjo, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan Friday, July 26, 2024. Heavy rain hit northern Japan Thursday, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting transportation systems and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter at safer grounds. (Kyodo News via AP)

Heavy rain in northern Japan triggers floods and landslides, forcing hundreds to take shelter

Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates after she was elected for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Tokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda hold the country’s new banknotes in a frame, during a ceremony to mark the release of the banknotes, at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting

FILE - A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. A powerful Japanese business lobby Keidanren has called on the government to quickly revise its civil law to allow married couples an option to keep separate surnames, because the current one-surname-per-household requirement causing most women to adopt their partners’ names has become a growing obstacle and even a business risk. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage? Major lobby demands change

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, third left, holds a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, third right, in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Daisuke Suzuki/Kyodo News via AP)

China premier agrees on cooperation with Seoul, Tokyo but issues veiled rebuke against their US ties

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands for the media during a meeting at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Brazil’s Lula invites Japan’s prime minister to eat his country’s beef, and become a believer

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before a working lunch, Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Kishida acknowledged Tuesday that his governing party's major defeat in the weekend's by-elections was due to a slush fund scandal, but said he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Kishida will stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Kishida acknowledged Tuesday that his governing party's major defeat in the weekend's by-elections was due to a slush fund scandal, but said he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party’s loss in special elections

Japan's governing party, Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi speak to reporters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, April 28, 2024. Japan’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, lost all three seats in parliamentary by-elections Sunday in a major setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in seeking reelection as his party's leader in the autumn. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal

North Carolina first lady Kristin Cooper, North Carolina Gov. Roy Copper, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Japan first lady Yuko Kishida pose for a photograph before attending a luncheon at the North Carolina Executive Mansion, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber, Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., look on. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad

President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks ahead of a toast during a State Dinner at the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner

FILE - The Jefferson Memorial is visible as cherry trees enter peak bloom, March 20, 2024, in Washington. Japan is giving the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that will be ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital Tidal Basin. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement as he makes an official visit to Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsvais, File)

Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida participate in a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden praises Prime Minister Kishida’s leadership and Japan’s growing international clout

Tables are decorated during a press preview at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for the State Dinner for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan

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