Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection

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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection

********* Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a State Department luncheon held in his honor in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024. 

Craig Hudson | Reuters

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will not be running in the ******** Democratic Party presidential election due next month.

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and broadcaster NHK reported the news earlier.

Broadcaster NHK reported Kishida

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, which would see him effectively stepping down as the prime minister when a new leader is appointed. 

The administration has been bogged down by a political funding scandal concerning the party factions’ misallocation and underreporting of funds from fundraising parties. 

Earlier in January, Kishida

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