Magazine Ishiba is in a far weaker political position than his immediate predecessors – and has far more international volatility to contend with. Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attends the…
A statistically significant dynamic dominated Japan's general election for the Lower House of the Diet on October 27, 2024. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost 65 seats and the…
Japan's snap election on October 27 did not induce much excitement in voters. The turnout rate – 53.85 percent – was the third lowest since 1945. The low energy campaign…
Japan's electorate spoke in the nation's 50th general election on Sunday, October 27, and the results are surely not to the ruling parties' liking. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had called…
On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chose Ishiba Shigeru as the party president – and, by extension, Japan's prime minister. Ishiba immediately called for a snap election, hoping…
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces major obstacles in pushing his ambitious defense agenda as polling suggests his party will lose ground in Sunday's general election, forcing it to…