Since Fumio Kishida became prime minister, Japan has experienced and seen significant changes on the domestic and international fronts.
Under Kishida's watch, Russia has invaded Ukraine, there are heightened tensions due to North Korea's missile testing, an increasingly assertive China and a domestic economy that is facing inflation for the first time in decades.
A sober assessment of Kishida’s first two years is a litmus test of the sustainability of his leadership.
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