TOKYO -- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi is set to join the contest to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and succeed Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi answers questions at a press conference on Sept. 4. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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