THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 8, 2020 at 18:47 JST
From left: Fumio Kishida, Yoshihide Suga and Shigeru Ishiba attend a joint news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo’s Nagatacho district on Sept. 8, after officially entering the race for party president. (Hiroki Endo)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 8 officially started its presidential election, with two candidates vowing change but the early favorite pushing for a continuation of the policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Read More]
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