Soft-spoken Kishida to become Japan's next PM after party vote

Candidate for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Fumio Kishida, former foreign minister speaks during a debate organized by Liberal Democratic Party

Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won on Wednesday a race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), virtually ensuring that he will succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the post within days.

Source: Reuters / Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Clarence Fernandez