Restoring trust seen as key after runoff in Japan
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Restoring trust seen as key after runoff in Japan

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Shigeru Ishiba celebrates in Tokyo on Friday after being elected as the new head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. HIRO KOMAE/POOL/AFP Shigeru Ishiba, who is expected to be Japan's next prime minister after being elected the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a runoff election on Friday, needs to lead the party in regaining public trust, according to analysts. Ishiba, 67, a former defense minister and former LDP secretary-general, defeated Sanae Takaichi, 63, the economic security minister, by securing 215 votes to Takaichi's 194 in the one-on-one runoff. Ishiba is expected to be elected as Japan's 102nd prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session to be convened on Tuesday, Jiji Press reported. At a regular news conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that China has noted the election result, emphasizing that "it is Japan's domestic affair.

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