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2025-09-20 10:03:27
[Japanese Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidate Shinjiro Koizumi announces policy proposal: strive to increase wage levels?] Shinjiro Koizumi, a representative of the reformist faction of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate for the LDP president, said that he will immediately formulate a new economic countermeasure to cope with inflation and increase the average annual income of the people by 1 million yen (about 6,760 US dollars) within five years. In addition to the goal of raising wage levels, he also proposed to increase domestic investment in Japan by 135 trillion yen by fiscal 2030. Shinjiro Koizumi is regarded as one of the most competitive candidates in the LDP presidential election. Another highly competitive candidate is right-wing lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who supports economic stimulus policies. She announced her policy proposal on September 17. The LDP presidential campaign will begin on September 22, and voting will take place on October 4.
