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Japan's LDP to pick new leader to replace outgoing PM Kishida
Japan's ruling party holds one of the most unpredictable leadership contests in decades on Friday, a race that could result in Japan's youngest or first female premier, or see a popular veteran succeed in his fifth and final leadership bid.
Japan’s LDP Narrows Leadership Candidates to Takaichi, Ishiba
Japan’s new prime minister will either be Sanae Takaichi or Shigeru Ishiba after a Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest Friday winnowed down a field of nine candidates to force a run-off election that will take place shortly.
Ishiba, Takaichi face off in Japan ruling party vote for next PM
A seasoned defence geek and a nationalist who would be Japan's first woman prime minister will go head-to-head in the final round of a ruling party leadership vote on Friday,
Takaichi, Ishiba in run-off to become Japan's next prime minister
By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -A leadership contest in Japan's ruling party to determine who will take over as prime minister headed to a run-off on Friday, putting a candidate seeking to become Japan's first female premier against a veteran making his fifth leadership bid.
Former defence minister Ishiba to be Japan's PM after winning party vote
Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on Friday, the official count showed. In third place behind Ishiba and Takaichi was former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi,
What to Know About Japan’s LDP Election—and the Possibility of a First Female Prime Minister
Japan’s ruling party is electing its next leader and likely the country’s next Prime Minister, with two women in the running.
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Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s ...
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LDP Leadership Race Heads to Runoff between Takaichi and Ishiba
Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed to a runoff between ...
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Japan's Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi among top contenders vying for LDP leadership
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will pick a new leader on Friday (Sep 27). A record nine candidates are in the race ...
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Fifth time's a charm: Shigeru Ishiba set to be Japan PM after LDP poll win
Ishiba, who has also served as party secretary-general, won the LDP presidential election on Friday, defeating economic ...
Bets Back on for BOJ Hikes After Ishiba’s LDP Win, Analysts Say
The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, Japanese bond futures dropped, and Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures retreated after ...
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Shigeru Ishiba Triumphs in Dramatic LDP Leadership Race, Promises Economic Revitalization and Security Reforms
Shigeru Ishiba has won the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to become the next prime ...
Yen Rallies as Ishiba Wins LDP Leadership, Nikkei Futures Fall
The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...
Ishiba, Koizumi, Takaichi lead crowded field in LDP election
Three candidates who do not belong to any intraparty faction have pulled ahead of the pack in the tight race for the ...
Japan's LDP picks new leader to replace outgoing PM Kishida
Japan's ruling party will hold one of the most unpredictable leadership contests in decades on Friday, a race that could ...
Nikkei 225 Poised to Recover From August Rout on LDP Election
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from an August rout, as a Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...
Yen Drops as Traders See Takaichi’s Chances Rising in LDP Vote
The yen declined against the dollar and Japanese bond futures rose as traders speculated the chances are increasing that ...