Foreign Minister Taro Aso officially declared his candidacy Monday for the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, throwing his hat into a ring where Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe is already expected to win by a landslide.
At a news conference to announce his candidacy for the Sept. 20 poll, Aso stressed that his campaign would focus on mending the disparities between cities and rural areas.
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