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Renewable energy companies are betting that the leading contender in the race to become Japan's next prime minister, Taro Kono, will unleash changes allowing more market access and a fairer playing field after years of neglect.

Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda are in the running to be Japan's next prime minister, looking to take over from Yoshihide Suga at the end of September. Here's what we know about the candidates and the voting process.

When Taro Kono, Japan's leading contender to be prime minister, was a senior in high school, he asked his father to send him overseas for university, but was flatly refused. Instead, the elder Kono, a leading politician in the ruling party,

When Taro Kono, Japan's leading contender to be prime minister, was a senior in high school, he asked his father to send him overseas for university, but was flatly refused. Instead, the elder Kono, a leading politician in the ruling party,

Japan's minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, has emerged as the favoured candidate in weekend opinion polls on whom should succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Japan's minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, led a public opinion poll on who should succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Kono had 27% support in the poll by the Nikkei newspaper and TV Tokyo that asked who would be "the right …

Kono becomes the third candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which opened up last week when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would step down.

Japan's popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is set to announce his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become the next prime minister. Kono becomes the third candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),

Japan's popular vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is set to announce his candidacy on Friday for leader of the country's ruling political party and, by extension, its next prime minister. Kono's decision to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono, to succeed him, Nippon News Network reports. Political manoeuvring was heating up among potential candidates and ruling party grandees on Saturday,