Former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai accepts a three-year prison term for buying votes for his wife in the 2019 upper house election, dropping his appeal in the high-profile case that has rocked the country s major ruling party.
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida s newly launched Cabinet stands at 55.7 percent, a Kyodo News survey shows, suggesting the public have mixed feelings on the new leader heading into a general election this month.
Fumio Kishida goes to work as Japan s prime minister, a day after taking office and forming a Cabinet to meet challenges including reviving an economy battered by COVID-19.
Japan s incoming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to hold a general election on Oct. 31, earlier than initially expected, sources familiar with the plan say.
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