Komeito had planned to field a candidate in the No. 28 district, which covers the eastern part of Nerima Ward in the capital, but LDP officials said they already had their own candidate in mind.

The Asahi Shimbun learned that the amount sent by LDP headquarters to each of these branches--20 million yen ($131,200)--is the same as the sum distributed to party candidates who are officially ...

While calls for a consumption tax cut as a measure to deal with rising prices are growing in both the ruling and opposition camps, the LDP and CDP policy chiefs stressed the need to consider a tax ...

The revelation emerged as incumbent Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba comes under fire for distributing gift certificates worth ¥100,000 ($674) each to rookie LDP lawmakers. The office of another ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s approval ratings have sharply declined amid public outrage over gift certificates he gave to party members, exposing deep-seated resentment toward the ...

TOKYO: A sense of crisis is building within Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as its status as the ruling party is again in jeopardy after a series of money-related scandals. The LDP has ...

It has been revealed that Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru distributed gift coupons worth about 700 dollars each to 15 LDP lawmakers' offices before a gathering at his official residence. In addition ...