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[global network report] according to the japanese newspaper yomiuri shimbun, former japanese prime minister yoshihide suga endorsed shinjiro koizumi, the candidate for the liberal democratic party presidential election, at a rally on september 8. the report said that a source had previously revealed that suga yoshihide had told people around him that he would support shinjiro koizumi's campaign, and this was the first time that suga yoshihide had expressed his support for him in public.

yoshihide suga (left) and shinjiro koizumi appeared together at a rally held in yokohama on the 8th. photo from japanese media.

shinjiro koizumi is the son of former japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi. he announced his candidacy on the 6th. many japanese media believe that he is one of the strong candidates for the ldp president. according to the yomiuri shimbun, yoshihide suga and shinjiro koizumi appeared together at a rally held in yokohama on the 8th. suga told the audience, "in this presidential election, i hope to entrust him (koizumi) to steer japan, and i support him."

according to tv asahi, shinjiro koizumi is the sixth ldp politician to announce his candidacy. previously, former minister of economic security kobayashi takayuki, chief cabinet secretary hayashi yoshimasa, minister of digitalization kono taro, former ldp secretary-general ishiba shigeru, and ldp secretary-general motegi toshimitsu have announced their candidacy. in addition, minister of economic security sanae takaichi and former chief cabinet secretary katsunobu kato are expected to announce their candidacy on the 9th and 10th respectively. the nihon keizai shimbun said that the number of candidates for the ldp presidential election this time is the highest in history, exceeding the record of 5 candidates in 2008 and 2012.