THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 14, 2024 at 18:19 JST
Kenta Izumi, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Aug. 14 (Kenji Izawa)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's sudden announcement on Aug. 14 that he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election was met with surprise by allies, some of whom are already jockeying to replace him. [Read More]
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