koizumi, if his name is familiar, his father is the former prime minister.e the youngest leader in post—warjapan if elected. critics say he lacks experience, but he is very elected. critics say he lacks experien and ut he is very elected. critics say he lacks experien and a he is very elected. critics say he lacks experien and a protege ry elected. critics say he lacks experien and a protege of workers. and a protege of shinzo abe, the longest serving prime minister. if elected, she would become the country is first prime minister. her economic policies are expected to be investor friendly, economic policies are expected to be investorfriendly, just like her mentor. she is also known as one of the most conservative lawmakers in her party, so her leadership could likely affect the relationship with their neighbours china and south korea. the third contender is a veteran lawmaker who has previously been the secretary general of the party and defence minister. this is the fifth time he is making a bid for the topjob. the fifth time he is making a bid for the to

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shinjiro koizumi. experience, but is very popular. 0n the economy, he has called for labour reform to make it easierfor companies to fire workers. sanae takaichi it is known as a protege of the longest servicing prime minister shinzo abe. if elected, she would become the youngest ever female prime minister. policies are expected to be investor friendly just like her mentor. she is also known as one of the most conservative lawmakers in her party, so her leadership could likely affect japan's relationship with its neighbours china and south korea. shigeru ishiba is a veteran lawmaker and has previously been the party's secretary general and a defence minister. this is also the fifth time he is making a bid for the topjob. he has proposed a reviving japan's rural areas to boost the economy and floated the idea of raising the country's corporate tax but he has also been criticised for not having a clear economic plan. the ldp has ruled japan for 65 of the last 69 years but recent scandals have shaken up t

he'd been the defence minister beforehand, but now has beaten rivals sanae takaichi and shinjiro koizumil democratic party. let's speak to shaimaa khalil in tokyo. gm tell us more about the new prime minister.— prime minister. shigeru ishiba has been on — prime minister. shigeru ishiba has been on the _ prime minister. shigeru ishiba has been on the political - prime minister. shigeru ishiba| has been on the political scene for a decade, has been on the political scene fora decade, he has been on the political scene for a decade, he is a veteran who has served as the defence minister,s he has served as the secretary—general, that makes him experience on the security force and on the inside. so he offers stability at a turbulent time for the ldp. he is a safe pair of hand, what he doesn't offer is a fresh face for a party desperate to reinvent itself, desperate to regain public trust, in the wake of the fall out of the corruption scanned in the financial scandal with embroiling so many ldp leading figures so expect a lot of rhetoric appealing to the public saying we have learned from our

among those on watch for potential runoff, koizumi who could become japan's youngest prime minister. former defense minister running for the fifth time and takaichi a hard line, japan's first female prime minister if she wins her party's backing. she is also one of the most outspoken on the bank of japan's policy path as an advocate of monetary easing. >> she is basically said that the boj is making a mistake to raise interest rates. and frankly i think that sets her government up for possible conflict because she was easy money to continue. >> japan's next leader will need to grapple with geopolitical challenges as well as the country gets pulled people into tensions between the u.s. and china. tokyo faces threats of retaliation from beijing amid washington from u.s. adding to the uncertainties tied to the u.s. presidential race, though both candidates have opposed nippon steel's $14 billion takeover bid for u.s. steel. >> u.s. steel should remain american-owned, and american operated. >> u.s. steel is now being sold to japan. i will stop it. we got to work fast. but we are not goin