Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) leads the applause as Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) leaves after receiving a bouquet of flowers at the prime minister's office on his final day as the Japanese leader in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. Shigeru Ishiba was set on October 1 to become Japanese prime minister, seeking to restore the ruling party's popularity and tackle a demographic crisis, a lacklustre economy and fears over China's military build-up. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)