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Japan PM’s cautious course sets up potential long-term rule

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 9, 2022. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (Kyodo News via AP) FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walks between flags prior to a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel at the European Council building in Brussels on March 24, 2022. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, rides on a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Type 10 tank during a review at the JGSDF Camp Asaka in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2021. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference following the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, right, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace on May 23, 2022, in Tokyo. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during his arrival to the Quad leaders summit at Kantei Palace on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo. Kishida, despite an underwhelming start eight months ago, is enjoying surprising popularity by playing it safe as the public's worries about the coronavirus and global conflicts ease. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)