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Japan's LDP Leadership Election: Potential Outcomes and Their Implications
Oct 1, 2025 | 15:37 GMT

The candidates running in the leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- (from left to right) Takayuki Kobayashi, Toshimitsu Motegi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi -- pose after delivering speeches at the kick-off of the campaign in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025.
(FRANCK ROBICHON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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