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- Former internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said he will keep touring prefectures after leaving cabinet.
- He left the cabinet on Thursday in a reshuffle, ending his tenure.
- Hayashi was the only LDP leadership hopeful without a cabinet or senior post.
- Insiders warn he could rally forces opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
- He told a lecture he does not know next leadership election plans and has 21 prefectures to tour.