TOKYO - Japan's longest-serving prime minister Shinzo Abe was set to resign, national broadcaster NHK said on Friday , saying he wanted to avert problems for the government from a worsening health condition.
Instead, the LDP was ousted in a historic election defeat in 2009, languishing in the opposition for the next three years. He defeated Mr Abe in the first round of a party presidential election in 2012, thanks to strong grassroots support, but lost in the second round when only MPs could vote. Then, in a 2018 party leadership poll, Mr Ishiba lost heavily to Mr Abe.
Mr Kishida hails from one of the party's more dovish factions and is seen as less keen on revising the post-war constitution's pacifist Article 9 than Mr Abe, for whom it is a cherished goal.TARO KONO Defence Minister Taro Kono, 56, has a reputation as a maverick but has toed the line on key Abe policies, including a stern stance in a feud with South Korea over wartime history.
Back in office, Mr Abe tapped Mr Suga as chief Cabinet secretary, acting as top government spokesman, coordinating policies and keeping bureaucrats in line.
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