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Japan's LDP kicks off leadership race to pick Kishida successor

Peter Horovski
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September 12, 2024
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The nine candidates to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party join an event in Tokyo on Sept. 12. From left in front row: Sanae Takaichi, Takayuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoko Kamikawa, Katsunobu Kato, Taro Kono, Shigeru Ishiba and Toshimitsu Motegi. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

TAMAYO MUTO, Nikkei staff writerSeptember 12, 2024 11:10 JSTUpdated on September 12, 2024 18:12 JST | Japan

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off a two-week campaign on Thursday to pick its next leader to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as it seeks to win back public trust eroded by a political funds scandal.

The race to choose a new party president to replace Kishida in that role means the winner will also become prime minister early next month when the Diet, Japan’s parliament, reconvenes as the LDP dominates the legislature as the majority party.

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