石破茂元防衛大臣は、岸田文雄首相の後継者を目指して、自民党のリーダーシップへの出馬を発表した。 Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces LDP leadership bid, aiming to succeed PM Fumio Kishida.

日本の元国防相石川氏は,現在のフミオ・キシダ首相の代行を狙って,9月27日にリベラル・民主党 (LDP) 党首選に出馬する意向を表明した. Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on September 27th, aiming to succeed current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. 石橋氏は,日本銀行が徐々に金利を上げていく方針を支持し,超緩和的な金融政策を正常化すれば価格を下げ,産業の競争力を高められると考えている. Ishiba supports the Bank of Japan's policy of gradually increasing interest rates, believing that normalizing ultra-loose monetary policy could lower prices and enhance industrial competitiveness. 吉田氏の3年間の日本大統領任期は9月に終了する. Kishida's three-year term as Japan's leader will end in September.