Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday found himself in a familiar spot, with a majority of lawmakers casting their votes for him as prime minister just as they did on Oct. 4.
As was the case early last month, Kishida also formed a new Cabinet, albeit with only one change following former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s appointment to the post of Liberal Democratic Party secretary-general.
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