Foreign Minister Aso makes formal bid for LDP leadership

Foreign Minister Aso makes formal bid for LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters outside his residence in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 21. Later in the day, Aso made a formal announcement that he will run in September's election for the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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