Japan's Aso hails 'good guy' Kishida as new LDP leader

  • 9/29/2021
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday hailed the election of former foreign minister Fumio Kishida as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, calling him a “good guy” with experience in domestic and foreign affairs. “It was good that a good guy was elected,” Aso, who doubles as deputy prime minister, told reporters. Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Andrew Heavens Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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