Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba wants to run in LDP leadership race

Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba wants to run in LDP leadership race

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba (R) meets the press in Taipei, where he is visiting, on Aug. 14, 2024. The former defense minister reiterated his intention to run in the presidential election of the ruling LDP in September, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the same day his decision not to run in the race.

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