Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces a crowded leadership race amid deepening factionalism, weakened leadership and the absence of a unifying candidate capable of halting its internal decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/16/japan/saving-the-fractured-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi#toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi#yoshimasahayashi