The Russian Foreign Ministry announced monitoring of the actions of the Japanese Prime Minister after his appointment

Russia will monitor the actions of Japan's elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her appointment. This was announced on October 7 by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.

"We'll see when her (Takaichi. — Ed.) will be officially appointed prime minister, then we will monitor what steps she will take, including on the track of Russian-Japanese relations," he said in an interview with TASS.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also expressed the hope that Japan's policy towards Russia would be rational and pragmatic against the background of the countries' geographical partnership.

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On October 4, Sanae Takaichi was elected the new chairman of the ruling party of Japan and the potential next prime minister of the country. So, in the second round, Takaichi won 185 votes, including 149 votes from members of parliament.

On September 7, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided to resign from his post. It was clarified that Isiba faced great pressure from the Liberal Democratic Party (DLP), which he led. He noted that he would like the process of choosing a new party leader to begin as soon as possible.

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