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…
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won't be the prime minister after September. Kishida served longer than most – nearly three years. Japanese prime ministers, except the late Shinzo Abeseem to…
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…
Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a revised law proposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to reform political funding rules, despite opposition parties' criticism that it fell far short of…