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Ex-economic security minister Kobayashi

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-economic security minister Kobayashi

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-economic security minister Kobayashi

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

TOKYO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo to offer prayers during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025.

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Ex-economic security minister at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine

Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is pictured after offering prayers at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 22, 2025.