A party’s seven-decade dominance raises concerns for Japan’s democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...
What to Know About Japan’s LDP Election—and the Possibility of a First Female Prime Minister
Japan’s ruling party is electing its next leader and likely the country’s next Prime Minister, with two women in the running.
Accountant gets suspended term for false reports in LDP funds scandal
An accountant of a major ruling Liberal Democratic Party faction previously led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Japan's Ishiba likely to name ex-rival Koizumi as LDP campaign chief, NHK says
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is likely to name Shinjiro Koizumi, a rival in Friday's leadership race, to ...
Yen Surges After New LDP Leader Picked, While The Greenback Consolidates
Japan's LDP leadership selection has not been the dragged-out affair that many thought likely, with a record nine candidates ...
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New LDP leader faces key challenge
Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, a Japanese civic ...
Tokyo stocks fall following LDP leadership election
Tokyo's benchmark stock index has plunged in early trading on Monday. The drop follows Friday's election for the leadership ...
Yen Rallies as Ishiba Wins LDP Leadership, Nikkei Futures Fall
The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...