Japan ex-environment minister Koizumi to run for LDP leadership, TBS reports

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce his candidacy for the ruling party leadership race at a press conference on Aug. 30, broadcaster TBS reported on Friday.

Koizumi, the 43-year-old son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, will become the latest contender for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election next month to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.