Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves the prime minister's office to attend a ceremony with the emperor in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. Shigeru Ishiba became Japanese prime minister on October 1, 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)