Ex-LDP policy chief Ishihara willing to run in party election

Ex-LDP policy chief Ishihara willing to run in party election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chairman Nobuteru Ishihara attends the party's tax panel at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4. Ishihara has expressed his intention to run in the Sept. 22 LDP presidential election to pick the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, if he can secure necessary recommendations from fellow lawmakers. (Kyodo)

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