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Japan’s next leader will be different, and flawed
A pack of three leads the crowded race to be the next prime minister, and each brings their own risks.
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(From left) Ms Sanae Takaichi, Mr Shinjiro Koizumi and Mr Shigeru Ishiba are contesting the race to become Japan's next prime minister.
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Japan’s ruling party wanted someone different. It might get more than it bargained for.
While nine lawmakers are contesting the race to become the country’s next leader, the field has narrowed to just three: conservative Sanae Takaichi, the self-proclaimed heir to Abenomics; political scion Shinjiro Koizumi, dashing but inexperienced; and popular maverick Shigeru Ishiba, making his fifth and final bid for power.
