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Will Japan get its first female PM or youngest? 2 nominees hope to break new ground ahead of LDP vote
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Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi are in the race to succeed Mr Shigeru Ishiba.
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- LDP leadership race features familiar faces, including Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi, vying to succeed Shigeru Ishiba.
- Ms Takaichi is softening her conservative image, amid past criticisms of being too hawkish, to broaden her appeal.
- Mr Koizumi, seen as a progressive, brought in conservative Katsunobu Kato to lead his campaign.
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TOKYO – Japanese politics is entering a season of deja vu, as five of nine candidates in the fray to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in 2024 have again thrown their hats into the ring.
Can last year’s runner-up – former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 64 – finally get her moment in the sun on her third attempt, having also contested in 2021 when she placed third among the four contenders?
