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  • 3 months ago
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday (Aug 14) said he will not be running for re-election as president of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in September, marking the end of a three-year term marred by political scandals.

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00:00U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
00:07The first step to show that the People's Party will change is for me to take a stand.
00:22I will not be participating in the upcoming general election.
00:28I have no hesitation in taking responsibility as chairman of the organization for the serious situation caused by the members of the Executive Committee.
00:42I have been determined since the beginning of this incident, and I would like to take a stand at this point when there is a gap in the current foreign exchange agreement and go to the general election.
01:05When was the timing when you made the decision not to go to the general election?

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