TOKYO -- It was a torturous road to victory for Shigeru Ishiba, the veteran politician who is now Japan's new prime minister -- in no small part thanks to the machinations of Fumio Kishida, the outgoing prime minister, and two of his predecessors.
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Three former prime ministers and their groups were in play for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election on Sept. 27. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nanami Sato and Uichiro Kasai)
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