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Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivers a speech during the campaigning for the leadership race of LDP in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 17, 2021. Campaigning for the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga officially began on Friday, with four veteran lawmakers competing for the leader position. The LDP election is set for Sept. 29, and is being contested by former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi, vaccination minister Taro Kono and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary-general of the LDP. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via Xinhua)