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Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

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Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

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Japan LDP policy chief in S. Korea

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Jan. 8, 2026, in Seoul.

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Japan LDP policy chief in Philippines

Takayuki Kobayashi (2nd from R), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, inspects a patrol boat Japan provided to the Philippine Coast Guard on Jan. 7, 2026, in Manila.

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Japan LDP policy chief in Philippines

Takayuki Kobayashi (C), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press following talks with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro in Manila on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Japan LDP policy chief in Philippines

Takayuki Kobayashi (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoroin Manila on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Executives of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 7 Kyodo - New executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party --election strategy chief Keiji Furuya, General Council chair Haruko Arimura, Vice President Taro Aso, President Sanae Takaichi, Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki and policy council chief Takayuki Kobayashi -- pose for a photo at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.(Kyodo)

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Executive of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

Takayuki Kobayashi, newly appointed policy council chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Executives of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

New executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- (from L) election strategy chief Keiji Furuya, General Council chair Haruko Arimura, Vice President Taro Aso, President Sanae Takaichi, Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki and policy council chief Takayuki Kobayashi -- pose for a photo at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Executive of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

Takayuki Kobayashi, newly appointed policy council chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi casts his vote in the first round of voting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election.

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 Kyodo - Takayuki Kobayashi, former Japanese economic security minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

Five candidates for the Oct. 4 ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a live internet debate in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

Takayuki Kobayashi, former Japanese economic security minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Candidates hold debate ahead of LDP leadership election

The five candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a debate at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, ahead of the Oct. 4 vote.

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Joint press conference ahead of LDP leadership poll

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with four other candidates for the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025.

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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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LDP leadership race

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi (R) raises his fist during a pep rally at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, after filing his candidacy for the Oct. 4 LDP presidential election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (seated in front row of stage, from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election. ==Kyodo

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

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

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Japan ruling party leadership race

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2025, to announce his candidacy in 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 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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Yasukuni shrine visit on end of WWII anniv.

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, visits the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

(from L, front) J-League first-division football club Vissel Kobe defender Tetsushi Yamakawa, manager Takayuki Yoshida, and forward Yoshinori Muto observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, at 5:46 a.m., the exact time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the western Japan city and vicinity 30 years ago. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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