Ex-Japan defense chief open to run for prime minister

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in Taipei Wednesday that he is willing to run for prime minister if he gets enough in-party support, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he would not run for re-election.

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