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.
