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Japan's LDP leadership race kicks off with 5 candidates

Japan
# 22 September 2025 07:15 (UTC +04:00)

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially launched its leadership election campaign on Monday, with five candidates expected to register their bids, APA reports citing Xinhua.

The contenders are Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, former Economic Security Ministers Takayuki Kobayashi and Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, and former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi.

All five also ran in last year's election, which saw a record nine candidates.

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