TOKYO: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has dominated the country for the last 70 years, losing control of the government ...

Among the women floated for the Sept. 27 LDP presidential election is Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, a veteran LDP politician likened to the U.K.’s Margaret Thatcher.Takaichi ran ...

Item 1 of 5 Candidates for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election stand together on stage before a debate at the Nixon Kisha Club in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2024.

Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s general election, in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks voter support for his scandal-hit party just weeks after taking the role.

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday replaced two of its top executives, as part of a purge related to the worst corruption scandal to rock the country ...

The LDP won just 191 seats, with Komeito adding an extra 24. That brings the coalition total to 215 – down from its previous seat-count of 279, and short of the 233 needed to constitute a ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. Two of the most influential factions in the LDP ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as the biggest political force on the assembly less than a month before ...