Fumio Kishida Becomes New Prime Minister Of Japan To Face Big Challenges Like Covid And China

Japan's parliament on Monday elected former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the country's new prime minister. Kishida faces the challenge of swiftly dealing with the coronavirus global pandemic and threats such as those from China and Russia ahead of the impending national election. Kishida has replaced Yoshihide Suga. Suga and his cabinet resigned earlier in the day. Kishida and members of his cabinet will be sworn in later today. Suga resigned after only a year in office due to his lack of popularity due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his persistence on holding the Olympic Games despite…