3 lawmakers to challenge Aso in LDP presidential race

3 lawmakers to challenge Aso in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 4. Koike expressed her readiness to run in the Sept. 22 presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, saying ''I'd like to create an environment to run.'' (Kyodo)

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