Officials count up the ballots after a vote for the new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. Shigeru Ishiba became Japanese prime minister on October 1, 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 Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)