TOKYO - The battle to pick the next leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party effectively kicked off Monday, with heavyweights such as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi emerging as prominent candidates.
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