Japan set for new PM as Fumio Kishida bows out as party leader

Japan set for new PM as Kishida bows out as party leader Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which he says needs a "new start". The 67-year-old LDP veteran is expected to step down as PM after the party elects a new leader in September. Support for Mr Kishida has fallen after his party was hit by a corruption scandal, and as his government battles rising living costs and a slumping yen. His approval ratings had plummeted to...