The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not field candidates in two of three upcoming by-elections for the House of Representatives amid headwinds the party faces over a slush fund scandal …
Kumamoto – Takashi Kimura, former vice governor of Kumamoto Prefecture, won Sunday’s gubernatorial election, beating his three contenders including Seishi Koyama, former mayor of the city of Kumamoto, the prefecture’s …
Kyoto – Nippon Ishin no Kai adopted a new campaign policy at a party convention in Kyoto on Sunday, aiming to make the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition lose its …
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has vowed to impose strict punishments on those responsible for a political funds scandal that has rocked …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to make utmost efforts to regain public trust in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that has been eroded by a slush funds scandal involving …
In a sign of voter backlash against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party over its political slush funds scandal, a novice candidate supported by major opposition parties defeated the ruling coalition’s …
The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet fell 2.8 percentage points to 24.5%, marking its second-lowest rating, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, with most respondents indicating discontent …
A reform panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will propose the introduction of a system enabling the party to request that a faction disband if it is found to …
A candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling bloc won Sunday’s mayoral election in Hachioji, Tokyo, despite the LDP being embroiled in a high-profile slush funds scandal linked to …
Parliament will convene a 150-day ordinary session from Jan. 26, lawmakers said Tuesday, with revelations related to a secret slush fund scandal still likely plaguing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. …