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

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. [Reuters]

Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race on Wednesday, a victory that virtually ensures he will become Japan's next prime minister within days.

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