Obuchi answers questions on candidacies

Obuchi answers questions on candidacies

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi responds to questions from reporters in front of his home in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 18. Obuchi, 61, is running against former Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama, 72, and Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 56,, who declared their candidacies for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's top post which carries with it the post of prime minister.

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