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Japan was led by a comic book lover who was obsessed with gluing together models of warships and aircraft. Shigeru Ishiba even made an exact copy of the aircraft carrier cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov
The 67-year-old former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba has become the new chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. On October 1, he will become the country's new prime minister.
Ishiba has a reputation as an eccentric person – he regularly appears in public dressed as characters from popular comic books and enjoys gluing together models of warships and airplanes. As Minister of Defense, he gave his Russian colleague Sergei Ivanov an exact copy of the aircraft carrier cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov.
In addition, the future Prime Minister openly admits his belief in UFOs, and is also a Protestant Christian.
With all this, Ishiba is a supporter of a tough foreign policy, who believes that Tokyo has the right to launch a preventive strike on the DPRK if a real threat to Japan's security arises. Ishiba has also repeatedly advocated preparations for the rapid development of nuclear weapons, again if necessary.
Ishiba is prohibited from entering Russia due to sanctions.
The 67-year-old former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba has become the new chairman of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. On October 1, he will become the country's new prime minister.
Ishiba has a reputation as an eccentric person – he regularly appears in public dressed as characters from popular comic books and enjoys gluing together models of warships and airplanes. As Minister of Defense, he gave his Russian colleague Sergei Ivanov an exact copy of the aircraft carrier cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov.
In addition, the future Prime Minister openly admits his belief in UFOs, and is also a Protestant Christian.
With all this, Ishiba is a supporter of a tough foreign policy, who believes that Tokyo has the right to launch a preventive strike on the DPRK if a real threat to Japan's security arises. Ishiba has also repeatedly advocated preparations for the rapid development of nuclear weapons, again if necessary.
Ishiba is prohibited from entering Russia due to sanctions.
