Eyes on Aso, Kishida Ahead of LDP Leadership Race, as Candidates Court the Possible Kingmakers

By Yuta Abe and Ryosuke Okada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
12:55 JST,
September 19, 2025
Two senior lawmakers are drawing attention ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race — Taro Aso, the party’s supreme advisor, and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Aso commands the party’s only remaining faction, the Aso faction, which has 43 members, though the Kishida faction, while...
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