Shigeru Ishiba (C) celebrates after he was elected as the new head of Japan's ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election by defeating Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd L) in a runoff in Tokyo on September 27, 2024. Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on September 27, 2024 the official count showed. (Photo by Hiro Komae / POOL / AFP)