TOKYO - Looking at his curriculum vitae, Mr Fumio Kishida ticks all the right boxes for becoming Japanese prime minister.
The nine-term Lower House lawmaker, who represents a district in his home turf of Hiroshima, was the longest-serving foreign minister, holding the position from 2012 to 2017.
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