Japan ruling party looks to elect Kishida's successor on Sept. 27

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party is considering holding a presidential election to pick the successor to the outgoing leader on Sept. 27, party officials said Friday.If finalized, the schedule would allow Kishida, who doubles as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, to attend the annual world leaders' debate session at the U.N. General Assembly that will begin Sept. 24 in New York.The officials said the period of official campaigning for the LDP presidency may begin on Sept. 12, with the 15-day span being three days longer than for the previous poll in September 2021, when K…READ FULL ARTICLE