Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday expressed her intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, completing the field of major contenders for the race to succeed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.The 64-year-old Takaichi, who shares the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hawkish views on national security, is regarded as one of the most promising candidates, along with farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi."What is needed now is politics that can turn our anxieties about life and the future into hop…READ FULL ARTICLE
