Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announces his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, at the parliament in Tokyo on September 3, 2024. The LDP leadership race will take place on September 27 after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in August he would step aside, with polls showing plummeting approval ratings following a fundraising kickbacks scandal. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT
September 9, 2024 2:12 pm
