October 4, 2024, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his first policy speech at Lower House's plenary session at the National Diet in Tokyo on Friday, October 4, 2024. Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped down following a series of political fund scandals and Ishiba was elected as the new Prime Minister on October 1. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)