Ishiba, Takaichi face off in Japan ruling party vote for next PM

By Hiroshi Hiyama

Ishiba, Takaichi face off in Japan ruling party vote for next PM

In the first round of voting, a record nine candidates had been in the running

A seasoned defence geek and a nationalist who would be Japan's first woman prime minister will go head-to-head in the final round of a ruling party leadership vote on Friday, the official count showed.

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers and party members will choose between former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba and hawkish Sanae Takaichi -- a rare prominent woman in Japanese politics -- as the country's next premier.

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