This is the first attempt by Kato, 68, to run for LDP president. A member of the LDP’s Motegi faction, Kato referred to the political funds scandal that embroiled various party factions at his ...

29. Takaichi, 60, also served as LDP policy chief under Abe and vowed to carry on his political torch, especially in regard to economic policies. After Abe offered his backing, Takaichi unveiled a ...

Revelations of undocumented money raised on behalf of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have created the country's "biggest financial scandal in decades", said The Economist. As he struggles to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The conservatives in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have advocated for revision since the party’s formation in 1955. Opposition to change from the left, specifically from the Socialist and ...