Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's recently-installed top government spokesman, expressed readiness on Tuesday to support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida if the premier seeks reelection in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race slated for next year.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi's remarks came at a time when speculation has intensified that he plans to run against Kishida, whose popularity has slumped.As a member of the Kishida administration, "what I can do is to support" him and "devote myself to my duties," Hayashi, who assumed the current post earlier this month amid a political funds sca…READ FULL ARTICLE
