Gist of campaign platforms for LDP leadership election

The following is the gist of the campaign platforms of the candidates in the Sept. 14 presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party who seek to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as its leader.Yoshihide Suga pledges to:-- expand COVID-19 testing and procure enough vaccines for the population by the first half of 2021.-- reduce bureaucratic stovepipes.-- protect businesses and jobs, including through an existing 230 trillion yen ($2.2 trillion) economic package that includes subsidies for small businesses and promoting domestic tourism.-- revitalize regional economies by raising the m…READ FULL ARTICLE