JAPAN: LDP looks for new leader

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Updated September 13, 2007 20:02:59

Japan's Prime Minister has been taken to hospital, just a day after he announced his plans to quit. While Mr Abe recuperates, his Liberal Democratic Party is trying to work out who its next leader should be.

Presenter: Shane McLeod
Speakers: Mr Abe's chief cabinet secretary, Kaoru Yosano; Mr Abe's doctor, Toshifumi Hibi; Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki; Jun Iio from the Graduate Institute for Political Studies in Tokyo

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