Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba declared his candidacy Friday for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race in September, in what is expected to be a two-horse race with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe."I'd like to realize politics that are honest, fair, humble and polite," Ishiba said in a press conference, in an apparent attempt to differentiate himself from Abe who has been haunted by persistent favoritism allegations related to a pair of school building projects carried out by people with ties to him or his wife.The 61-year-old veteran lower house member, who has b…READ FULL ARTICLE
