By NATSUKI OKAMURA/ Staff Writer
September 30, 2020 at 18:26 JST
Karen Makishima becomes the first woman named as director of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Division, a post considered a must for ambitious lawmakers seeking to eventually become prime minister. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Toshihiro Nikai, the powerful secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is being rewarded with influential political posts for his faction members after throwing early support behind Yoshihide Suga’s leadership bid. [Read More]
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