5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership

5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Aso, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a joint news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 10 after Aso and four other lawmakers filed their candidacies for the Sept. 22 LDP presidential election.

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