LDP leadership election

LDP leadership election

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi makes a policy speech at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, as official campaigning for the Oct. 4 LDP leadership election begins.

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