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The 9 candidates vying to steer the ruling Liberal Democratic Party held a joint information convention Saturday in Tokyo that noticed a wide-ranging dialogue on numerous points, together with overseas coverage with a concentrate on each the U.S. and China, in addition to restoring public belief following a political funds scandal that rocked the party.
With the U.S. presidential election simply weeks away on Nov. 5, the LDP candidates, considered one of whom will successfully develop into prime minister, jostled over one of the best ways to strategy the longer term occupant of the White House whereas additionally grappling with the problem China represents.
In phrases of U.S.-Japan relations, whereas the 2 nation’s army alliance has soared to a recent excessive, a choice by the White House on whether or not to dam the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel over nationwide safety considerations has confounded Japan.
