Candidates will be required to register their run on September 8, with campaigning immediately after.
Japan's ruling party will vote September 14 on a replacement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the country's longest-serving premier, who is resigning for health reasons, local media reported on Tuesday, September 1.
The decision has elicited some criticism, but party officials said it would take too long to organize a broader vote. Several candidates have already emerged for the race, with chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga considered the presumptive frontrunner. Other candidates are expected to include former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba, who polls well with the general public but is less popular among party members.
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