On September 6, Koizumi Shinjiro, former environment minister and the son of former Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro, officially expressed his willingness to run in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s upcoming…
Fumio Kishida announced on August 14 that he would not run in next month's election for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), thus drawing to close his…
taipei, taiwan — China warned Japan on Friday that it should be prepared “to pay a heavy price” if it interferes with Beijing's plans for Taiwan, the self-ruled island that…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio canceled plans to travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia following an unprecedented earthquake warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). “I have decided to stay…
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan's ruling party, is expected to hold its presidential election in September when Kishida Fumio's presidential term expires. The stakes are high: Given the LDP's…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said Tuesday his governing party's major defeat in last weekend's by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not step…