Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he would do his utmost to lead the Asian economic giant out of the Covid19 crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida prepares to deliver his first policy speech during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament on October 8, 2021, in Tokyo.
"I'm determined to devote body-and-soul to overcome this national crisis with the people, carve out a new era and pass on to the next generation a country whose citizens are rich at heart," Kishida said in his first policy speech to parliament.A big early test for him will be leading his ruling Liberal Democratic Party into a general election on Oct 31.
Earlier, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he hoped to compile an extra budget to fund the stimulus immediately after the elections and have it approved by parliament by year-end.
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