Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suffered a heavy blow April 28 when his ruling Liberal Democratic Party was defeated in a by-election that had long been an LDP stronghold. It was one of three by ...

Although the LDP narrowly remained the leading force in the 127-seat assembly, senior party members say the July 7 results do not bode well for the LDP in the next Lower House election.

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its ruling coalition partner lost their majority in a general election on Sunday, throwing the make-up of the next government ...

When Japan’s ruling political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), votes on Friday for its next leader, it will ...

A new government must be formed by the end of November, with both the LDP and the main opposition party seeking enough support from smaller parties to run the world’s fourth-largest economy.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Lower House elections. After the LDP with 247 seats in the lower chamber of the Diet lost 56 seats in this election, ...

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 ...

Ishiba, the former defense minister, called a snap election immediately after winning the leadership contest of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a conservative political machine that has ruled ...

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 ...

He has been the leader of the party for about a month. The first test of LDP's resolve will come next month in a parliamentary session where the body will select the next prime minister.

With the final constituency accounted for, prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito had just 215 seats, down from 279 and well ...

The LDP has held sole control of the chamber since it returned to power in 2012 after three years in opposition. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government already depends on Komeito for a ...