The LDP leader won in a runoff vote for prime minister against opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda in the Lower House of the Japanese Diet to become the country's 103rd Prime Minister.
U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland, part of a bipartisan House delegation visiting Taiwan, underscored the importance of deterrence in countering potential Chinese aggression during a meeting with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. Strickland emphasized the need for democratic nations to