Here Are the Nine Candidates to Become Japan’s Next Leader
- In a wide-open race, all want to boost wages, crush deflation
- Candidates are reformers and conservatives from across the LDP
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A record nine candidates will contest Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Sept. 27. The vote is all but assured to produce the country’s next prime minister, due to the party’s dominance in parliament.
The candidates come from all across the party, including reformists and conservatives, and there’s no outright favorite. All are pledging to defeat deflation and raise incomes as they seek to boost consumption and reinvigorate economic growth.