00:00Shigeru Ishiba was formally voted in as Japan's Prime Minister by Parliament on Tuesday, following
00:08a closely contested leadership race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
00:13The new cabinet members will be announced at a press conference as the 67-year-old former
00:18defence minister aims to heal party divisions and prepare for the snap election on October
00:2427.
00:25During the voting, a female lawmaker from a progressive party protested the lower house's
00:30dissolution by holding up a placard before security removed her.
00:44Ishiba has begun selecting government and party officials to join him in the upcoming
00:48election, despite being seen as somewhat of an outsider after failing in four previous
00:53leadership bids.
00:55According to sources, Ishiba has appointed two rivals from the leadership race, Katsunobu
01:00Kato as finance minister and Yoshimasa Hayashi as chief cabinet secretary.
01:06Ishiba ally Takeshi Iwaya will become foreign minister, while Gen Nakatani returns as defence
01:13minister and Yoji Muto, a former junior minister, will lead the economy, trade and industry
01:19ministry.
01:20The Ishiba administration's diplomatic approach, particularly with the United States, will
01:25be closely watched as Ishiba advocates for a more balanced relationship.
01:31He has also proposed an Asian NATO to counter China, a move likely to upset Beijing and
01:36dismissed as premature by a US official.
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