Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 4, 2021. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)

 
Following the procedural en masse cabinet resignation required by Japan's constitution, Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida was re-appointed prime minister on Wednesday in a special session of the Japanese parliament.

Kishida's LDP had previously secured a majority in the House of Representatives as a result of the national election held on October 31.