LDP Candidates for Japanese Prime Minister Hold First Debate

A crowded field of candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister held their first debate.

Transcript

00:009 candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister have held their first debate.

00:05The Liberal Democratic Party has governed Japan almost without interruption for decades.

00:10Whoever wins this internal contest on September 27th will be the country's next leader.

00:16Among the issues the candidates discussed were disaster prevention, ties with the U.S.

00:20and the threat of North Korea.

00:22China was on the agenda as well.

00:24What we need to do in Japan is to have a joint strategy with democratic countries

00:35to address China's issue of overproduction and China's issue of semiconductors.

00:46We need to have a joint strategy with democratic countries to address China's issue of overproduction and China's issue of semiconductors.