Hiroshi Moriyama, the secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has such a powerful influence over the administration of newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that a former Cabinet minister…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba found himself increasingly between a rock and a hard place over whether to endorse Liberal Democratic Party members implicated in a recent slush funds scandal in…
Ruling and opposition party politicians agreed on Monday to hold a planned debate of party leaders in parliament for 80 minutes, against the standard length of 45 minutes. The debate…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday his ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not officially endorse in the upcoming general election legislators involved in the party's political funds scandal if they…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning in principle for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to officially endorse endorsers involved in the party's "slush fund" scandal in the upcoming general election,…
New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office on Tuesday, but he will get no honeymoon period as he looks to unite a divided Liberal Democratic Party ahead of an Oct.…
Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he will dissolve the Lower House next week for a snap election on Oct. 27.“I believe it's important for the new administration to…
With little time to lose, Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's soon-to-be-prime minister, has begun looking to fill key posts in his administration after he was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic…
Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to have a new leader for the first time in 15 years, with its current secretary-general, Keiichi Ishii,…
Four members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) filed their candidacies Saturday for the main opposition party's Sept. 23 leadership election. The candidates are former Prime Minister Yoshihiko…