Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister? - AP News
WEB1 day ago · Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, in a key vote Friday, will pick a new leader to replace him as head of the party and the government. FILE - Candidates of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security ...
Front-runners solidify lead as LDP counts down to leadership vote
WEB1 day ago · Former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, 67, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, are locked in a three-way battle for an ...
Who will become Japan's next prime minister? | AP News
WEB1 day ago · Japan’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a candidate of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, speaks next to another candidate former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a joint news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
What to Know About Japan’s LDP Election—and the Possibility
WEB1 day ago · LDP supporters prefer her as the next Japanese Prime Minister, according to a Kyodo News poll. There’s also incumbent Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, 71, ...
Japan's LDP picks new leader to replace outgoing PM Kishida
WEB19 hours ago · The LDP, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the post-war era and has a majority in parliament, must hold a general election by October 2025. ... Reuters, the news and media division of ...
What to know about the party vote that will determine Japan's …
WEB1 day ago · The main opposition -- the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan -- has scored some wins in local elections this year. That was helped by LDP scandals. But the party has since ...
LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal, urging 2 to leave …
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday punished 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party, aiming to put a line under a controversy that has dogged it since late last year.
Ishiba and Koizumi speed ahead as LDP presidential race kicks off
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Campaigning for the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race officially kicked off Thursday with a record nine candidates, each with their own vision for the country’s economy, security...
Japan’s governing party to choose its head ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Last week, Kishida — who took office in October 2021 — said he was bowing out of the race to pave the way for a new leader to form a united LDP to make a fresh start to regain public trust, badly hurt by the party’s extensive corruption scandal, causing his support ratings to dip below 20%.
Japan’s LDP hit by scandal over undocumented political funds | CNN
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. Two of the most influential factions in the LDP ...