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By Masashi Nakata and Koichiro Shigematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:58 JST,
October 5, 2025
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi leveraged hidden motives to rake in votes to win the runoff of Saturday’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.