Japan’s Takaichi Receives Largest Number of LDP Rank-and-File Votes; Internet Use Likely Helped Takaichi Gain More Supporters

Sanae Takaichi, minister in charge of economic security, received the largest number of votes from rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democratic Party among the nine candidates in Friday’s presidential election. However, she was defeated by former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba in the runoff...