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FILE - From left, Japan's chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi walk into the stage for a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)FILE - From left, Japan's former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pose after they delivered speeches at the kick-off of the campaign for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2025. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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FILE - From left, Japan's chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi walk into the stage for a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)