Kishida hopes to put stamp on premiership in upper house election

A relatively strong showing by the Japan Innovation Party could give momentum to constitutional reform. Like the LDP, it favors change.

But I thought they both were conservatives and don't really favor change or innovation.

Johnson gone

You got this PM Kishida. Go you good thing!

Kishida has pushed back against the neoliberal "Abenomics" of the past decade, instead touting a "new capitalism" that emphasizes greater distribution of wealth to boost growth, although details have been thin.

Pushed back against Neo-liberalism meaning embraced whole-heartedly from subsidies to oil companies to austerity for the public.

Looking at a very exciting and dynamic leader here. You're looking at the future.

"Two-time prime minister Abe leads the LDP's biggest faction and remains a domineering presence over the party."

I wonder if Abe's murder will leave a power vacuum, and enable Kishida to exert himself more?