Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) sits next to his Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd L) as they attend an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament to select a new prime minister in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. Shigeru Ishiba was set on October 1 to become Japanese prime minister, seeking to restore the ruling party's popularity and tackle a demographic crisis, a lacklustre economy and fears over China's military build-up. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)