The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert
- Japan will select a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party votes on Sept. 27 to replace him.
- A record nine candidates, including the son of a former premier and a nationalist, are competing for the position.
- Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, and former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba lead the polls, with two prominent women also in the race.
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