Fumio Kishida Approved As Next Prime Minister Of Japan.
Japan New Prime Minister: The Japanese Parliament voted to approve Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister.
The Japanese parliament voted Monday to approve Fumio Kishida as prime minister, and the new leader is expected to announce a cabinet that includes both vestiges and new faces.
The soft-spoken scion of a Hiroshima political family, Kishida beat popular vaccine chief Taro Kono to win the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week.