Campaigning kicks off in Japan to choose next LDP leader, Abe's successor

Yoshihide Suga (R), and Shigeru Ishiba, candidates for the next leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attend a speech session for the LDP's leadership election at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 8, 2020. Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for the ruling LDP's top post with three candidates vying for the position to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool via Xinhua)