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Japan’s ruling LDP party has selected Shigero Ishiba as its leader, paving the way for him to become the county’s next prime minister. The former defense minister, a centrist, unexpectedly beat out a conservative opponent who would have been Japan’s first female leader. Rebecca Rosman reports from Tokyo.