Ex-Foreign Minister Kishida to challenge PM Suga in Japan party leader race

Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is set to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, sources close to him said Wednesday, pitting him against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga who doubles as party chief.Suga is considering dissolving the House of Representatives in early October for a snap election after winning the race, other sources said, as the terms of lower house members will expire later that month.Suga told Toshihiro Nikai, the No. 2 LDP leader, in talks the same day that he has nothing against following the schedule for the party's presidential election once it…READ FULL ARTICLE