As Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) moves toward calling an extraordinary session of the Diet to elect a new national leader, current...
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As Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) moves toward calling an extraordinary session of the Diet to elect a new national leader, current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s reflection “On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war” took on added significance. If the election takes place, which seems likely but is not yet certain, it will pit newly elected LDP President Sanae Takaichi, who represents the party’s conservative wing, against one or more opposition candidates, with LDP moderates expected to back Takaichi to maintain party unity. In the run-off election for party president held on October 4, Takaichi received 51% of the votes from eligible LDP Diet members. In the Lower...
As Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) moves toward calling an extraordinary session of the Diet to elect a new national leader, current...
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first...
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first...
Following the resignation of PM Shigeru Ishiba last month, who was also leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan is set to get its first female...
Following the resignation of PM Shigeru Ishiba last month, who was also leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan is set to get its first female...
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the major opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) agreed Monday to form a coalition government,...
Sanae Takaichi has moved a step closer to becoming Japan’s first female prime minister, after her party reportedly agreed to form a new coalition...
Japan’s governing party leader Sanae...
Japan’s governing party leader Sanae...
This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. Bilateral relations between Japan and South Korea oscillate with...