Fukuda, Aso give joint campaign speeches

Fukuda, Aso give joint campaign speeches

TOKYO, Japan - Two candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda and LDP Secretary General Taro Aso, give joint campaign speeches at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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