Who Are the Contenders to Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister?
Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on September 27 to choose his replacement. They hope to shake…
The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They…
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Japanese ruling party MP embroiled in fund scandal to retire from politics
Ryu Shionoya (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- A prominent Japanese lawmaker at the center of a high-profile slush fund scandal that has plagued…
Japan PM hopefuls pledge more spending as uncertainty clouds economy
Japan is expected to see another stimulus package introduced under a new prime minister, as several candidates in the ruling party's leadership race have promised new spending measures to spur…
Will Koizumi Shinjiro Become Japan’s Youngest Prime Minister?
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 ruling LDP faces ‘a kind of chaos’ in looming leadership contest
When Fumio Kishida declared earlier this month that he would not seek re-election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was stepping down as prime minister, the…
Japan’s ruling party to pick new leader, successor to PM Kishida next month
The winner of the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in September will also become the next prime minister.Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to elect its new leader…
The Risks of Japan’s Aging Democracy
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…