Obuchi wins LDP election

Obuchi wins LDP election

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi was elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday July 24 to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The photo shows Obuchi taking a bow after LDP parliamentarians and representatives of 47 LDP prefectural chapters elected him on the first ballot over his two rivals, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama and Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi. At left is Koizumi. ==Kyodo

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