4 contenders in LDP race deliver campaign speeches

4 contenders in LDP race deliver campaign speeches

TOKYO, Japan - Former Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), delivers his campaign speech at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on April 13, with Taro Aso (2nd from L), minister of economic and fiscal policy, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (2nd from R) and LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei sitting nearby. The four filed their candidacies on April 12 for the party's presidential race scheduled for April 24 to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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