Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party during its leadership election Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)

Shigeru Ishiba and other LDP members eat a bowl of ramen noodles at a ramen shop in Tokyo, May 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Minister in charge of regional issues Shigeru Ishiba, wearing a JR railway company's cap, smiles at an event by ruling LDP members at Kamakura station in Kamakura, south of Tokyo, December, 2014. (Kyodo News via AP)

Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) looks on, during a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept 27, 2024. (Kim Kyung/Pool Photo via AP)

Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) gestures during a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo, Friday, Sept 27, 2024. (Kim Kyung/Pool Photo via AP)