Takaichi tops Kyodo poll as most fit to be next head of Japan ruling LDP

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is seen as the most suitable candidate to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a Kyodo News poll showed Friday, ahead of a party leadership election next month.According to a two-day telephone survey conducted from Thursday, Takaichi was chosen by 28.0 percent of the respondents, followed by farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi with 22.5 percent. The two are seen as the main contenders in the Oct. 4 leadership contest to elect a successor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who announced his resignation on Sunday.Nevertheless, 76.4 percent o…READ FULL ARTICLE