Chinanews, September 9th, a comprehensive report, Japan's former Minister of General Affairs Sanae Takaichi officially announced on the 8th that she will run for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said last week that he would give up his re-election as president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Sanae Takaichi strives to become Japan's first female prime minister. Her opponents in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on September 29 include former Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and others.
According to Japan’s Kyodo News Agency, the 60-year-old Takaichi Sanae held a press conference in the Diet on the 8th and formally announced his candidacy for president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
As a countermeasure against infectious diseases, including the new crown virus, she emphasized that she will study and improve laws as soon as possible to make it possible to lock down the city.
After the former chairman of the political mediation chairman Fumio Kishida, Takaichi was the second person to announce his move, and the policy controversy aimed at the successor of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was officially launched.
Taro Kono, the minister in charge of administrative reforms, plans to hold a press conference in the second half of this week as soon as possible to indicate his candidacy.
If Takashi is elected as president, she will be the second female member of parliament after Yuriko Koike in 2008.
Whether she can gain the support of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has similar political creeds, and expand the support group beyond conservatives will be of concern.
At the press conference, Takashi proposed Japan's economic strengthening plan as the three arrows of "Sanae Economics", emphasizing the commitment to monetary easing, flexible use of finances in emergencies, bold crisis management investment and growth investment.
This basically followed Abe's economic policy "Abenomics."
She also showed intention to amend the Constitution.
On the other hand, Kishida visited industry groups such as the construction industry to consolidate local tickets.
Kono continued to visit Liberal Democratic Party members.
Former secretary general Shi Poshio repeatedly analyzed the situation around the pros and cons of going out.
Acting Secretary-General Seiko Noda held talks in Tokyo with former Senate Mitsio Aoki, who is still influential after leaving office.