Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering forgoing a plan to visit Brazil and other Latin American nations in January amid a political fundraising scandal involving his party’s biggest faction, a …
Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday arrested former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa for allegedly giving bribes to assembly members in Tokyo’s Koto Ward to garner support for a candidate in …
It is difficult to decide by year-end the timing of tax hikes for a planned defense spending boost such that the taxes could be raised from 2025, the ruling Liberal …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno amid media reports he had received unreported political funds, the Yomiuri newspaper reported Saturday, citing several government and …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funds scandal, a source close to him …
The support rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has hit new lows in three major polls, putting further pressure on his leadership as he tries to push an extra budget …
A criminal complaint has been submitted on suspicion that political organizations of five factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party did not record a total of about ¥40 million worth …
A criminal complaint has been submitted on suspicion that political organizations of five factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party did not record a total of about ¥40 million worth …
Ruling party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa is under investigation on suspicion of vote-buying to elect a mayoral candidate in a Tokyo ward in April, sources close to the matter said Friday. …
The approval rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet dropped to 21.3% in November, marking a new record low for the administration that was launched in October 2021, a Jiji …