Senior LDP member Ishiba forms faction, aiming to succeed Abe

Senior LDP member Ishiba forms faction, aiming to succeed Abe

Shigeru Ishiba (R), minister for regional revitalization, holds a banner bearing the name of his newly formed faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2015. The new faction, called Suigetsu-kai, was launched by Ishiba and 19 other LDP lawmakers as he aims to take over from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as party leader at the next leadership election in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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