LDP Ishiba elected Japan's new PM amid economic, security fears
WEB2 days ago · JUST IN: PM Kishida's Cabinet resigns en masse ahead of incoming Ishiba gov't. TOKYO - Japan's parliament on Tuesday is set to elect new ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba as the next prime minister, at a time of low public confidence in politics, a shaky economy and mounting security threats. The nomination of Ishiba as Fumio …
Shigeru Ishiba elected Japan's prime minister by Parliament ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · Ishiba, first elected to parliament in 1986, has served as defense minister, agriculture minister and in other key Cabinet posts, and was LDP secretary general under Abe. More from CBS News
Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba as next PM
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Who will become Japan's next prime minister? | AP News
WEBSep 26, 2024 · 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 …
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister? - AP News
WEBSep 26, 2024 · 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 ...
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 ...
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.
Japan PM's LDP loses 3 Diet seats to main opposition amid scandal
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections Sunday, including Shimane Prefecture, known as a conservative stronghold, delivering a harsh indictment on the scandal-hit LDP.
Japan’s Ruling Party Faces Biggest Political Scandal in Decades
WEBDec 14, 2023 · J apanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is struggling to rein in the widest financial scandal to hit his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in more than three decades, raising questions about how...
Explainer: What is the fundraising scandal engulfing Japan's ruling ...
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is battling to stem the fallout from one of the biggest financial scandals to hit his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in decades.