When Japan’s ruling political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), votes on Friday for its next leader, it will effectively be choosing the country’s next Prime Minister. A slew of ...

Ishiba Shigeru is set to become Japan’s new Prime Minister after winning the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a ballot of party lawmakers and members on Friday afternoon.

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The Mainichi Shimbun forecast the LDP to win between 203 and 250 seats in the Lower House, leaving open the possibility that the party will fall short of the 233 seats needed for a majority for ...

The LDP, which has ruled Japan almost uninterrupted since the end of World War II, is seeking to regain public trust with a fresh face ahead of a general election that must be held by October of ...

Ishiba Shigeru, the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, during a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo, Sept. 27, 2024 (pool photo by Kim ...

Ishiba has had difficulty in the past attracting the votes of his fellow Diet members, but this time, his fifth attempt at the LDP presidency, he won the day. The outcome of the second round was ...

Japan's Ruling LDP at Risk of Losing Majority in Election, Polls Show TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party may lose its majority in the lower house, according to media polling ahead of the Oct ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is running once again to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, may be highly regarded by the general public and local LDP chapters due to his ...

The 67-year-old takes control of the long-ruling, scandal-plagued Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and will assume command of the world’s fourth-largest economy once parliament convenes in October ...

The Mainichi newspaper forecast the LDP to win between 203 and 250 seats in the lower house, the more powerful of the two chambers of parliament, leaving open the possibility that the party will ...

The LDP has held sole control of the chamber since it returned to power in 2012 after three years in opposition. In a separate poll by Jiji Press, support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ...