Mr. Ishiba secured 215 votes in the second round of voting compared to 194 votes for Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi. Earlier in the first round, Mr. Ishiba had won 154 votes, advancing ahead of Ms. Takaichi, who received 181 votes.
Mr. Ishiba is expected to form a new cabinet after being officially elected Prime Minister at an extraordinary session of the Japanese Parliament beginning on October 1st.
"We must trust the people, speak the truth with courage and sincerity, and work together to make Japan a safe and strong country where everyone can live with a smile again," Mr. Ishiba said emotionally to lawmakers after the results.
Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks ahead of the second round of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo on September 27. Photo: AP
The U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, congratulated Mr. Ishiba in a social media post and said he looked forward to working with Mr. Ishiba to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Mr. Ishiba has long been known as an expert on defense matters. This has put him at or near the top of pre-election polls regarding which of the nine candidates would be best suited to lead the party.
In the final days of the campaign, Ishiba worked to win the support of both outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and LDP Vice President Taro Aso. He stated that he wanted to continue Kishida's economic policies.
Mr. Ishiba is a 12-term member of the House of Representatives, representing Japan's coastal prefecture of Tottori. He first entered parliament in 1986 after a brief stint in banking. He served as head of the Defense Agency in 2002 under former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and as Minister of Defense in 2007 under former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
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