Japan's former defence minister says security a priority ahead of party leader election

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(5 Sep 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo, Japan - 5 September 2024 1. Wide of Japanese Minister for Digital Transformation, Taro Kono, entering room for news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Taro Kono, Japanese Minister for Digital Transformation: "As I stressed in the news conference when I announced my bid, foreign diplomacy and national security, despite the challenges we are facing, Japan needs to discuss how to shape the world. What used to be known as "one-country