Japan’s outgoing PM Kishida the 'unlucky' casualty of the scandal-hit LDP: Analyst

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down next month, after a three-year tenure marked by scandals in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Despite not being personally involved in the scandals, he has been accused of weak party management. James Brown, a political science professor at Temple University Japan, tells CNA’s Asia First that Kishida, despite having done a good job, has simply been the “exceptionally unlucky” casualty of a political party disliked by the Japanese public. Read more: https://cna.asia/3YKPiCE Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia