'Democracy was in danger': Fumio Kishida set to replace outgoing PM Yoshida Suga

Fumio Kishida, a soft-spoken former foreign minister, has been elected as the new leader of Japan's ruling party and will eventually become the country's prime minister in October. The 64-year-old won the ruling party's leadership vote on Wednesday, beating popular vaccine chief Taro Kono to finally clinch a job he has long targeted. It was second time lucky for the experienced politician: he lost out in 2020 to Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down after just a year as prime minister. Kishida is widely regarded as a safe pair of hands, despite a low-key presence that has sometimes been characterised as a lack of charisma. Watch this report for more.