Former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Former LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Presidential Election Candidate Debate at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 24, 2025. Jia Haocheng/Pool via REUTERS