Japan's former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate, Shinjiro Koizumi announced on Friday that he would call for an early at the soonest possible date if he were to secure victory in the ruling party's leadership election scheduled for this month.During a press conference where he declared his intention to participate in the race, Koizumi stated that he would largely maintain the economic policies implemented by the current Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida's administration, if he were to assume the role of the nation's next leader, Reuters reported."I'll aim to beef up the underlying strength of the Japanese economy so that growth can be attained even in an era where inflation and higher interest rates co-exist," Koizumi said. Koizumi, aged 43 and the son of former pr...
