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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is expected to officially 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), which opened up last week when Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would step down. Kono appears to have an edge over former foreign minister Fumio Kishida and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the race. Nearly …