A scandal and economic stagnation spur Japanese voters to challenge decades of LDP rule Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), arrives for a ...

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 ...

Japan's general election has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, Komei, lost their parliamentary majority ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also LDP president, would seem a natural choice for the party. However, some LDP lawmakers want Ishiba to bow out to take responsibility for the ruling ...

They include four people who ran without the LDP’s endorsement following their involvement in the party’s slush funds scandal--Hiroshige Seko, Koichi Hagiuda, Yasutoshi Nishimura and Katsuei ...

The LDP's subsidies are expected to total ¥15.65 billion ($102 million) for the year, after the number of the party's seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament ...

The LDP under Ishiba was vying for at least a simple majority of 233 seats in the Lower House, which seemed achievable since the ruling coalition held 279 seats going into the race. However ...

Officials from the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan hold a meeting regarding the results of the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo ...

Japan’s Tamaki Digs In Over Tax Demand to Support Ailing LDP Leaders of DPP and LDP agreed to discuss policy cooperation DPP’s Tamaki says support for LDP contingent on tax proposal ...

Japan’s ruling LDP has lost its majority for the first time since 2009 and is scrambling to put together a coalition Opposition CDPJ made major gains and its leader Yoshihiko Noda seeking ...

During the show, the anchor explained that Tamaki was being approached by both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), headed by Ishiba, and the main opposition CDP, with the two parties ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media after early results of the parliamentary elections were announced, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 27, 2024 (pool photo by Takashi Aoyama via AP).