Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in snap elections but Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on. Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what comes next. Plus: Lindsey Hilsum on Lebanon and we hear about protecting Slovakia’s cultural heritage and plans for Poland’s new supercity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on 28th October 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with UBS.
Hello, this is the Global broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
On the show ahead, Japan's prime minister has vowed to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring with the ruling party's worst result in 15 years.
What will that result mean for the future of the world's fourth largest economy?
Then will analyze the fallout from Israel's strike on Iran over the weekend and assess where this leaves the conflict in the Middle east now.
Plus, we have to be very careful because we try to do our best from the culture in Slovakia and this is something dangerous for the government which tries to make huge pressure for democracy right now.
We'll hear how Slovakia is protecting its cultural heritage.
We'll have a flick through the international headlines and a roundup of aviation news.
And finally, we'll examine Poland's plans to create a super city.
That's all ahead here on the Globalist.
Live from London.
First, a look at what else is happening in the news.
The United States and the European Union called for a full investigation into reports of violations in an election in Georgia as the president urged protests following the disputed parliamentary vote.
Sudan's paramilitary rapid support forces killed at least 124 people, activists said, in one of the deadliest incidents of an 18 month old war.
And U.S.
republican presidential candidate Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden last night that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of the former president.
Do stay tuned to Monocle Radio throughout the day for more on those stories.
Now.