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Japan’s leadership race

Japan's ruling LDP to vote on Kishida successor: 5 things to know

With prime minister stepping down, how will party select his replacement?

A policeman stands guard in front of  the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo. The LDP will select a new leader next month.   © Reuters
ALICE FRENCH, TAMAYO MUTO and YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writers | Japan

TOKYO -- Japan is set to have a new leader next month after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he would not seek reelection as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

The LDP, which has been in power since December 2012 and for most of Japan's postwar period, will vote to pick Kishida's successor in late September, with the winner to take over as prime minister.

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