A party’s seven-decade dominance raises concerns for Japan’s democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...
Meet Japan’s New Leader
Shigeru Ishiba’s plans remain vague but voters can ask this month.
Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his ...
Japan’s governing party selects new leader
TOKYO -- Japan's governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to ...
Editorial: New Japan ruling party head to evade debate-informed vote with snap election
The new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who just became the country's prime minister through a ...
New Japan PM Appoints Abenomics Proponent as Finance Minister
Japan's new leader Shigeru Ishiba appointed a proponent of former premier Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" policies as finance ...