With many candidates for the party presidential election, which will decide the successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (LDP president), activities to expand the support of each camp have become active.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who has made a sudden leap forward as the "favorite" in the election of the LDP president who virtually decides the next prime minister. While covering the site of the presidential election for the first time, the reality of the power struggle is causing extreme discomfort for him.

After its withdrawal from the WHO in July, the U.S goes all alone against COVID-19 pandemics.

His reputation proves to be the key to Abe's success in managing Japan.

Looking back on past LDP presidential elections, it is almost the case that candidates for major factions win.

Osaka City, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, who opposes the “Osaka Metropolitan Government” that abolishes Osaka City and reorganizes it into a special ward, has three independent members running in a single-election district in Osaka Prefecture where the Komei Party holds seats in the next House of Representatives election.

The Liberal Democratic Party decides the implementation form of the presidential election, which chooses the successor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (the party president), at the general affairs meeting on the 1st.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on the afternoon of the 28th that he would aim to secure vaccines for all the citizens by the first half of 2021 with a new coronavirus infection control package.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a press conference at the prime minister's office from 5 pm on the 28th. Explain the "policy package" that summarizes the immediate response of the new coronavirus. The Prime Minister visited hospitals in Tokyo for two consecutive weeks on the 17th and 24th.

Since the beginning of the new year, the weakening of the Abe administration due to the coronavirus' impact this summer, and the succession to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will reach the term of president in September next year, has started to be called post-Abe.

What emerged in response to the new coronavirus was the clogging of the policy-making structure led by the official residence, which has supported the longest administration.

Chief Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Yoshii Kan discussed "Post-Abe" as there is a lot of speculation regarding it in political circles, yet Mr. Suga said, "It is too early to talk about this right now." because Prime Minister Shinzou Abe still wants to do his best for the remaining job and obligations he has.