I f Japanese politics had a soundtrack, it would long have been quiet, calm, ambient music. But with the selection of ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president. With the LDP dominating Japanese politics in the post-World War II era, Takaichi will likely become Japan’s next ...

As Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rallies behind Sanae Takaichi to become the country's next prime minister, a ...

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 scandals have ...

Her interest in politics began at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM), which she joined after ...

Japan’s ruling party has stood the test of time, surviving even when expected to fade. But a fresh wave of scandals, heralding record-low public approval ratings, has prompted the conservative Liberal ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), listens to a question from a journalist at the LDP headquarters, on the day of Upper House election ...

Takaichi Sanae, former Japanese Minister of Economic Security, elected as the new president of Japan’s Liberal Democratic ...