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LDP Contenders Broaden Policy Options as Russia Reports Mass Drone Intercepts Over Moscow

Candidates’ positions on tax relief and monetary oversight signaled possible shifts in Japan’s governing approach under rising external security pressures.

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Overview

  • Five Liberal Democratic Party candidates sparred at a Japan Press Club debate over inflation measures, fiscal choices and security policy ahead of the Oct. 4 leadership vote.
  • Three contenders — Toshimitsu Motegi, Sanae Takaichi and Shinjirō Koizumi — said they would not rule out talks with opposition parties on a consumption-tax cut.
  • Sanae Takaichi argued the government is responsible for setting the direction of monetary policy while leaving specific tools to the Bank of Japan.
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi backed a “sub-capital” concept to provide redundancy for national functions in an emergency, and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will issue a personal wartime-80th-anniversary message after the vote.
  • Russian authorities said air defenses downed 44 UAVs targeting Moscow, disrupting more than 200 flights at the city’s four airports, and Ukraine’s Emergency Service reported two deaths from Russian strikes in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions.