Over a dozen contenders from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will compete for the premiership later this month after PM Fumio Kishida...

Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister. Among them is the son a...

Japan’s former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said he would call a snap election “at the...

Japan’s former environment minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said he would call a snap election “at the...

Japan’s longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe is remembered as a pragmatist. It seems that Japan’s outgoing prime minister Kishida may be...

Japan’s longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe is remembered as a pragmatist. It seems that Japan’s outgoing prime minister Kishida may be...

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Seoul Friday for a two-day summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, just weeks before...

By Kaito Elston (FPRI) -- Since its creation in 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated the Japanese Diet, or parliament, winning a...

Fumio Kishida promised reform when he said he was stepping down as prime minister after a term marred by controversy.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul on 6-7 September 2024 for a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. It was a farewell...