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.

Among LDP supporters, 66 percent thought the gifts were a problem, double the rate of 33 percent who thought they were not a problem. When asked if Ishiba should step down over the matter ...

While there are deep-seated objections within the LDP toward promoting understanding of LGBT people, the CDP took a step further to seek legislation for eradicating discrimination against them.

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 ...

Focus was now on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the LDP’s efforts to maintain power, which are likely to involve coalitions with regional parties. But Japanese markets rallied after the ...

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 ...