Masuzoe hints at giving up running in LDP leadership race

Masuzoe hints at giving up running in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 2. He indicated that he will give up running in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race due to his role in the long-ruling party's devastating defeat in the Aug. 30 general election.

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