Aso School Chief Cabinet Secretary Sustainability Adjustment Instructions August 31 18:08
In the LDP presidential election electing to replace Prime Minister Abe, Deputy Prime Minister Aso and Finance Minister Aso, who was chairman of the Aso School, told the executives to support the president if Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan was running.
On the other hand, Mr. Aso had a talk with Defense Minister Kono who belongs to the faction for about an hour.
Minister Kono stated that he would like to “think firmly” about the response to the presidential election, and it seems that Mr. Aso conveyed the policy of supporting Mr. Kan as a faction at the meeting.
After the meeting, Kono asked Mr. Kono, "Do you want to run?", but did not answer anything.