Ex-health chief Kato announces bid to lead Japan ruling party

Former health minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, pledging to double people's incomes and boost the Japanese economy.Kato, 68, who served as chief Cabinet secretary under former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, is the eighth candidate to join the Sept. 27 race to succeed Fumio Kishida, whose administration faced falling public support in the wake of a slush funds scandal."The utmost priority is to double people's incomes. There is no policy that is more important than this," Kato told a press confer…READ FULL ARTICLE