Shigeru Ishiba

Japan's ruling party names 'dissenter' Shigeru Ishiba as PM Fumio Kishida's replacement | Who is he?

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in August that he would step down, setting off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. His administration had become unpopular due to a slush fund scandal and faltering economy.