Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he will run in the leadership race of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, pitting him against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.<READ MAIN STORY HERE>"I will present new (policy) options by staking my political career" on this race, Kishida said at a news conference as he announced his bid for the Sept. 29 LDP presidential election, making it his second challenge for the top LDP post since September 2020.Kishida, 64, suggested he would launch tough measures against the COVID-19 pandemics, saying, "We need to keep in mind the worst case…READ FULL ARTICLE