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Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan

by Associated Press
| September 8, 2020 12:03 AM

TOKYO (AP) — The official campaigning to head Japan's ruling party began Tuesday, with outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's longtime right-hand man now seen as a front-runner to succeed him and complete his unfinished business, including coronavirus and economic measures.

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