Japan's Parliament has elected Shigeru Ishiba, the new leader of the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country's prime minister. Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped down earlier in the day to make way for the new leader.

Tokyo: Shigeru Ishiba, a banker turned politician on Tuesday was elected as Japan's new Prime Minister, succeeding Fumio Kishihda. Ishiba becomes Japan's 102 Prime Minister. Ishiba was chosen as the party's leader on Friday after a close fight between nine candidates,

ISHIBA SHIGERU, Japan’s new prime minister, knows what his colleagues think of him. “I have undoubtedly hurt many people’s feelings, caused unpleasant experiences and made many suffer,” he said apologetically in his final speech during the leadership race of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).