🇯🇵 𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙄𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 𝙑𝙄𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙀 𝙅𝘼𝙋𝘼𝙉'𝙎 𝙋𝙈 𝙆𝙄𝙎𝙃𝙄𝘿𝘼

Japan’s ruling party faces a heated contest with nine candidates competing to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. 

Leading figures include Shigeru Ishiba, Shinjiro Koizumi, and Sanae Takaichi.

With no clear majority expected, a runoff seems likely. 

The outcome will play a key role in shaping Japan’s future amid significant economic and security challenges.

𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚: Reuters