"Even though it's not historically abnormal for Japan to have a high turnover rate, this is a very bad time for Japan to not have stable political leadership, Hall told Al Jazeera. Here's a look at the candidates: Shinjiro Koizumi Koizumi, 44, is the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and one of two frontrunners in the race. Earlier this year, he stepped in as the minister of agriculture at a time when the price of rice Japan's beloved staple food was rising sharply."
"Whoever takes over the LDP will face a public frustrated over the cost of living, an ascendant populism epitomised by the Japan first Sanseito party, and the headwinds of US President Donald Trump's trade war. LDP lawmakers and some one million rank-and-file party members will choose from five candidates, ranging from the son of a former prime minister to the protege of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe."
The Liberal Democratic Party will elect its next leader, the fifth in five years after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation. The party, dominant since the 1950s, has been weakened by successive electoral defeats and political scandals. The LDP and coalition partner Komeito lost their lower house majority in October and suffered heavy losses in July upper house polls. Ishiba led a damaged minority government before stepping down on September 7. The new leader will confront public frustration over the cost of living, rising populism exemplified by the Japan First Sanseito party, and trade tensions linked to US President Donald Trump. Five candidates, including a former prime minister's son and a Shinzo Abe protege, compete to restore stability or continue political turnover.
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