The biggest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, previously led by assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, decided Thursday to tap a senior lawmaker as the chair of the group under the collective executive system.The appointment of House of Representatives member Ryu Shionoya as the chairman of the Seiwakai faction was unanimously approved at the group's plenary meeting, more than one year after Abe was fatally shot during an election campaign speech in July 2022.With expectations growing that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will carry out a Cabinet reshuffle in Septe…READ FULL ARTICLE
