LDP Leadership Race Campaign Kicks Off with 5 Candidates
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--The campaign period for the Oct. 4 leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party kicked off Monday, with five filing their candidacies. The five, in the order of their candidacy filing, are former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, 50, former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, 69, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, 64,...
