Opinion
Ishiba threatens to become Japan’s Scaramucci
After years of relative stability, Japanese politics is about to enter a shaky period after a terrible showing by the LDP.
Gearoid ReidycolumnistIn US politics, a Scaramucci has come to mean a unit of time lasting around 10 days, the length of Anthony Scaramucci’s term as White House director of communications in the Trump administration.
Perhaps Japan is about to coin an Ishiba? Shigeru Ishiba – the prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics since the aftermath of World War II – might be counting his time in power in such limited terms.
Bloomberg Opinion
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Asia
Fetching latest articles