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Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed the country to give stump speeches on behalf of many candidates. While Ishiba and the party ...

In this Sept. 12, 2014, file photo, then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, regional revitalization minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, and internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi are seen at the ...

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, who lost her bid to become Japan's prime minister last month, visited the shrine on Thursday and made a monetary offering, stating it was with her own ...

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It was Ishiba's first-ever such offering, his office said. Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister, who ran against Ishiba in the race for the LDP presidency, visited the shrine on Thursday ...