September 29, 2021
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won on Wednesday a race to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), virtually ensuring that he will succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the post within days.
(Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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