Who will be Japan's next prime minister?

Japan's ruling party is set to hold a leadership election on Friday (Sep 27). By extension, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will become the country's next prime minister. Whoever gets elevated to Japan's top post will be tasked to tackle a wide range of issues, including the country's gender gap. Seijiro Takeshita, professor of management and information at the University of Shizuoka, shares his thoughts on CNA's Asia First.

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[happymelon]

😂 So simple, the most anti-China win.
All already plan.

[HenryX-sg]

游戏到了这阶段... ...

谁当首相不重要。非主战派系的都会被处理掉... ...主战派系的首相都得面对外部势力的刺杀。

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...已不是花好月圆的时期。

In all goodwill... ...

[simonng]

Japan forgotten which Country brought them down in WW-II. Treat Enemy as

[ArabicReja]

Japan 🇯🇵 is a real superpower in Asia.
- The law-abiding country should be a permanent member of the UNSC, not China or Russia.

[pehclark]

高市早苗。best choice. She actually knows what she is doing.

[kengleetan]

Japan change PM like they go for holiday once or every few yrs.
You local here, still stick onto the PAP and they play musical chairs for nearly 60yrs?😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[youlingu]

the will all shoulder the heavy responsibility of a series of issues

[jjsamuelgunn]

the most important criteria is someone who knows how to kowtow to uncle sam

[BrandyHeng]

Whoever must be a "Yes Sir" to the master.

[powong]

Shinjiro Koizumi will be a disaster for Japan if elected, Japan is a male dominant country, hard to imagine a female prime minister 😂😂😂