Japan Ex-Minister Noda Runs to Be Country’s First Female Premier

WATCH: Former Japanese communications minister Seiko Noda seeks to become the country’s first female prime minister. Isabel Reynolds reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Emi Nobuhiro and Jon Herskovitz

September 16, 2021 at 9:55 AM UTC

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Former Japanese communications minister Seiko Noda said she plans to run to in a vote this month to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as she seeks to become the country’s first female premier.

Noda declared her candidacy Thursday in a Sept. 29 leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The winner of that race is virtually assured of becoming prime minister due to the party’s dominance in parliament.