Japans ruling party elected Fumio Kishida to become the country's coming prime minister, local media reports revealed on Wednesday. BREAKING: Fumio Kishida set to become next Prime Minister of Japan after ruling party elects him as leader — The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) September 29, 2021 According to Japan Times , Fumio Kishida, who's an ex-foreign minister, achieved victory at the the Liberal Democratic Party LDP presidential election Wednesday, becoming the ...