Japan’s ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister

The former defense minister will have to contend with pronounced international volatility: The Asia-Pacific region is being reshaped by the rise of China, and the United States might soon reelect Donald Trump, who questioned the value of security allies like Japan during his first term as president. Trump’s potential return has many Japanese policymakers and analysts on edge about what it would mean for America’s most important ally in Asia that also depends on Washington for its national security. During Trump’s first term, then-prime minister Shinzo Abe forged a close...