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Fumio Kishida, chairman of the Policy Research Council at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Japans ruling party officially started its campaign for a new leader Tuesday, even though key heavyweights have already stacked the deck in favor of Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Shinzo Abes top aide. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Fumio Kishida, chairman of the Policy Research Council at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Japans ruling party officially started its campaign for a new leader Tuesday, even though key heavyweights have already stacked the deck in favor of Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Shinzo Abes top aide. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images