Japan Defense Minister Koizumi Says He Will Not Run for LDP Leader Next Autumn, ‘Fully Supports’ Prime Minister Takaichi
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi expressed intention not to run for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election scheduled for autumn next year, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the current party president, does.
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