Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a meeting with local LDP lawmakers who were in Miyazaki City on 25th, citing the throne succession accompanying the withdrawal of the Emperor of the Empire next year and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the Paralympics Games, It is time to open a turning point to Japan, it is time to open up tomorrow.We will take a look at the future era of Heisei and start building a new country. " He repeatedly showed strong desire for three consecutive elections in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September.
The prime minister officially announces his candidacy for the presidential election in response to the reporters' interview in Kagoshima Prefecture on the 26th.