TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a key contender to become prime minister, said on Saturday he would work to distribute COVID-19 medications by year-end if elected. Speaking in a televised debate with three other candidates to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Kishida also said he would focus on reducing socioeconomic gaps in a post-pandemic era. The LDP leader becomes prime minister by virtue of the party’s majority in parliament’s lower house. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by William Mallard)

Source: MetroXpress September 18, 2021 05:15 UTC