According to CCTV News, on September 13, local time, Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Shinjiro Koizumi said that he would participate in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Reported that more than 20 members of parliament have begun to form a camp that supports their election, and these members will serve as the recommended persons they need to run for election.
According to the previously announced plan, the election voting will be held on October 4, and the results will be released on the same day. The new Liberal Democratic Party president will replace Shigeru Ishiba and become Japan's next prime minister.
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Ishibashi had a two-hour talk with Jinjiro Koizumi before he decided to resign
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CCTV News quoted the latest report from Japanese media on the 7th that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided to resign from his position as prime minister on the grounds of "not willing to split within the party." People familiar with the matter revealed on the same day that Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Jinjiro Koizumi earlier proposed a voluntary resignation to Shigeru Ishiba to prevent the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party from falling into division.
The report said that the night before, Koizumi Koizumi went to the Prime Minister's residence to meet with Shigeru Ishiba. Suga Yoshihide stayed for about 30 minutes before leaving, while Koizumiro and Shigeru Ishiba held two-hour talks.
The report also stated that during the period, Koizumi Shiro advised Shigeru Ishiba to voluntarily resign to avoid the possible separatist situation caused by the party vote originally scheduled to be held on September 8.
The report mentioned that Koizumi also clearly opposed Shigeru Ishiba's previous suggestion of "dissolving the House of Representatives and holding temporary elections".
The report added that it is worth noting that in 2021, Shinjiro Koizumi tried to persuade the then Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to withdraw in a similar way, and finally Suga announced that he would not participate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September of that year.
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Public information shows that Koizumiro, 44 years old, is currently the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan. He came from a political family and was the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. If elected, he would surpass former Prime Minister Abe (at the age of 52)'s record and become Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II. In 2019, when he served as Minister of Environment at the age of 38, he also set a record for the youngest male minister in history.
Under the influence of his father, Shinjiro Koizumi inherited Koizumi Junichiro's political philosophy, actively promoted the pro-American route, and visited the Yasukuni Shrine many times.
On August 15, 2025, Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mujiro Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine (Photo according to CCTV International Times)
Polls show that Koizumiro Koizumi is quite popular among the Japanese people. According to the latest poll released by Japan News Network on September 9, About the right candidate for the next prime minister, Mujiro Koizumi and Takashi Saenai tied for the first place in public opinion, with 19.3% both.
Previously, according to CCTV News, in the first round of voting for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election last year, Shigeki Koizumi ranked third, second only to Shigeki Ishiba and Shigeki Takashi Hayao. After missing the second round of voting, he turned to Shigeki Ishiba.
In last year's election, he positioned himself as a reformer who could restore public trust in the scandal-ridden party. After losing the election, Koizumi still maintained a close relationship with Shigeru Ishiba. As Japan's rice prices soared this year, Minjiro Koizumi served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Shiro Ishiba's cabinet, committed to curbing the surge in rice prices.
File image of Koizumijiro Koizumi (pictured according to CCTV News)
However, Koizumi's views on Japan's economic policies, including the Bank of Japan, are known very little. The report also pointed out that the image of "frivolity" is a barrier he needs to cross, and he has attracted widespread criticism for saying that climate policy needs "funny, cool and sexy."
Who will solve the "double minority" dilemma of the Liberal Democratic Party?
The Liberal Democratic Party lost one after another in the House of Representatives in October last year and the Senate election in July this year. The ruling alliance composed of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party lost more than half of the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is the first time since its establishment in 1955 that the Liberal Democratic Party has failed to win more than half of its seats in both houses of Congress. It is still unpredictable who will take over as party president and prime minister.
Because the Liberal Democratic Party is the first ruling party, its president is generally the Prime Minister of Japan. After Shigeru Ishiba resigns, the Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new president. After the president is elected, the Japanese parliament will hold a prime minister election. After the new president wins the elections for the House of Representatives and Senate, he will be elected as the new Japanese prime minister.
According to Kyodo News, Shigeru Ishiba may succeed Shigeru Ishiba as the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party. In addition to Shigeru Koizumi, former Minister of Economic Security, Saeon Takashi, Takashi Kobayashi Takayuki, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Lin Fangmasato.
△Takashi Saemi (data photo), picture according to CCTV News
Takashi Saenai is one of the representative figures of right-wing politicians in Japan and has visited the Yasukuni Shrine many times. In the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election held last year, he entered the second round of voting with Shigeru Ishiba and eventually lost.
According to Kyodo News on the 11th, sources revealed that Takashi Saena held talks with former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that day and expressed his intention to participate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to Fumio Kishida.
Sources revealed that Takashi Saemi plans to hold a press conference next week to officially announce his candidacy.
△Kolin Yingzhi (data photo), picture according to CCTV News
The 50-year-old Kobayashi Hawkeye ranked fifth in the first round of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election held last year and failed to enter the second round.
On September 11, local time, Kobayashi Hawk held a meeting with his supporters. After the meeting, Kobayashi Eagle expressed his intention to participate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to the media. It is said that Kobayashi Eagle may officially announce his candidacy as early as next week.
△Lin Fangzheng (data photo), picture according to CCTV News
Lin Fangzheng is 64 years old this year. He has served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Foreign Affairs and other positions. He is called "political 119" in Japanese politics, which means "firefighter". Lin Fangzheng ranked fourth in the first round of votes for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election held last year.
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