The Japan Times

The newly formed LDP-JIP coalition may not be as solid as it seems

The Japan Innovation Party’s insistence on passing a seat-reducing measure could prove to be a sticking point in the ...

Shipbuilders answer LDP’s call to revitalize critical industry

The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to revitalize the shipbuilding industry by designating it as a ...
The American Conservative

Japan’s LDP picks new leader, likely next PM

Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday selected a new leader, the former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi, who ...
The Japan Times

Seven LDP slush fund lawmakers given government posts

While Takaichi, who also serves as LDP president, did not offer ministerial posts to lawmakers involved in the scandal, she ...

Japan's CDP leader concerned over rightward shift, xenophobic trend under LDP-JIP coalition

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), expressed concerns over a ...