Lawmakers of Japan’s ruling LDP party begin vote to elect new chair
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Three candidates are seen as frontrunners to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is the son of a former popular prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi; former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba; and Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi