TOKYO -- On the night of Sept. 29, after losing the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, hawkish candidate Sanae Takaichi quietly went back to the parliamentary housing in the Akasaka section of Tokyo.
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Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Oct. 1. (Photo by Koji Uema)
TOKYO -- On the night of Sept. 29, after losing the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, hawkish candidate Sanae Takaichi quietly went back to the parliamentary housing in the Akasaka section of Tokyo.