Over 1,170 people plan to seek Lower House seats
Over 1,170 people are currently planning to run in the Oct. 27 election for the House of Representatives, exceeding the 1,051 candidates in the previous Lower House election in 2021,…
Opposition clashes with Ishiba over political reform
Political reform and the Liberal Democratic Party's handling of its slush fund scandal took center stage in Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first one-on-one debate with opposition leaders in parliament Wednesday.Constitutional…
Former PM Taro Aso calls Taiwan a ‘country’ — much to China’s chagrin
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso has once again found himself at the center of controversy over Taiwan on Wednesday, after delivering remarks a day earlier that referred to the island…
LDP pulls endorsements of 12 ‘slush fund’ legislators for Oct. 27 election
The Liberal ruling Democratic Party decided Wednesday that it will not endorse 12 party legislators involved in a political slush funds scandal for the Oct. 27 Lower House election. The…
Expecting a New Style of Japanese Politics as Parties Battle for the Center
Japanese politics today has a new look, with Ishiba Shigeru heading the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Noda Yoshihiko looking to steer the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan toward…
Expecting a New Style of Japanese Politics as Parties Battle for the Center
Japanese politics today has a new look, with Ishiba Shigeru heading the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Noda Yoshihiko looking to steer the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan toward…
LDP linchpin Moriyama has big influence over Ishiba
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…
Ishiba fends off questions on endorsement of scandal-tainted LDP members
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…
Japan’s party leaders’ debate to be extended to 80 minutes
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…
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some ‘slush fund’ lawmakers in general election
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…