Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that talks with China's leader are key to regional and international peace and stability amid growing tensions over territorial disputes and Beijing's increased military activity around Japan.
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will hold a formal debate on its next leader. Incumbent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will square off against the party’s former Secretary General, Shigeru Ishiba.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said her new party aims to offer voters a “middle of the fairway” choice, seeking to differentiate her group from ruling, conservative Liberal Democratic Party and smaller, left-leaning opposition parties.
Attending a nationally televised debate with the leaders of several other political parties, Abe sought to drum up public support for his controversial decision last month to dissolve Lower House and call the Oct. 22 snap poll.
The number of early votes is indeed increasing, but that is no reason to avoid a debate that could stoke public interest in the election. It is scandalous that voters are given no opportunity to hear party leaders debate the issues after the election battle comes into full swing.
The number of early votes is indeed increasing, but that is no reason to avoid a debate that could stoke public interest in the election. It is scandalous that voters are given no opportunity to hear party leaders debate the issues after the election battle comes into full swing. Read more at The
Abe made the comments in a TV debate where he faced off against the leaders of seven other major parties taking part in the July 10 Upper House election. The prime minister noted he was paying close attention to currency fluctuations following the Brexit vote.
Opposition party heads are upset that there will be no debate between all party leaders in the two weeks before the July 10 Upper House election and may hold one without Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scolded a TV moderator and interrupted the main opposition party leader on June 21 because shooting for a televised debate went over schedule--by about a minute.