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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...