key takeaways
- Prime Minister Kishida Fumio may not face any challengers yet, but over the next month he faces three significant obstacles to winning another term in September.
- In addition to Shizuoka’s gubernatorial election, he has to manage the rollout of a tax cut intended to boost real incomes and guide political reform through the Diet over his party’s resistance.
- Clearing these hurdles could help him make the case for continued leadership, but any missteps could doom his chances.
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