By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba , but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power.

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