Many thanks to H.E. Yukihisa Fujita, member of the Distinguished Expert Panel of CPG’s Peace & Security Center (CPSC) and former Vice Minister of Finance of Japan, as well as to Colonel Grant Newsham, Senior Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, for their in-depth discussion of Japan’s political landscape following the election of Shigeru Ishiba as the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan. Our experts provided a nuanced review of Ishiba’s party leadership election and offered an insightful perspective on the challenges he faces both within and outside his party ahead of the snap election scheduled for October 27.

We also extend our gratitude to all participants, particularly our CPG Senior Fellows and members of the Advisory Board of the Asian Governance Foundation: CPG Senior Research Fellow H.E. Kasit Piromya, former Foreign Minister of Thailand, AGF Board Member Pol. Lt-Gen. Suthin Khiewratana, former Commander of the Thai Border Patrol Police, former Ambassador Dr. Warawit Kanithasen, and Prof. Dr. Jan Asmussen from the Institute of Social Science, University of Kiel.

Stay tuned for upcoming CPG events, including the next webinar, “The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and its Impact on Asia,” on October 9.

More information about the webinar: https://cpg-online.de/cpg-event/where-is-japan-heading-post-kishida/