Source: World Wide Web
[Global Network Report Reporter Lin Zeyu] "Yomiuri Shimbun" news on the 14th, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told his cronies that he is willing to support Minister Kono Taro kono in the LDP presidential election.
Screenshot of the Yomiuri Shimbun report
In addition, the Yomiuri Shimbun quoted sources as saying that Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will hold a press conference on the 14th to express his support for Kono Taro's candidacy for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party and explain the reasons for support. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Koizumi Jinjiro was seen as a close associate of Suga Yoshihide.
Suga Yoshihide infographic
According to the Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation (TBS) reported on the 14th, at the press conference after the cabinet meeting on the same day, The chairman of the National Public Security Commission of Japan, the minister in charge of the Cabinet Office, Taifumi Tanabashi, and the minister in charge of science and technology, Nobuharu Inoue, both expressed their support for Kono Taro's candidacy for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Kono Taro infographic
The LDP presidential election will kick off on September 17 and be voted on September 29, when a decision will be made on who will lead the LDP in the upcoming House elections. At present, in addition to Kono Taro, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former Minister of General Affairs and Communications Former Takaichi Sanae have announced that they will run for president of the Liberal Democratic Party.