Popular with the public is the telegenic, reform-minded former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43.
People walk past a large screen in Tokyo on Aug 14 showing news about Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to step down after party polls in September.
First off the blocks is former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba, 67, who declared his intention to run if he secures the requisite endorsements from 20 lawmakers to qualify as a candidate. Also popular with the public is the telegenic, reform-minded former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, son of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.
He noted that foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa’s stock has been steadily rising within the LDP and among the public, and the momentum might lead to the election of Japan’s first woman prime minister come September. Others who have made no secret of their PM ambitions include LDP secretary-general Toshimitsu Motegi, 68, who has a strained relationship with Mr Kishida and has in recent weeks hinted at a run for the party presidency.
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