A party’s seven-decade dominance raises concerns for Japan’s democracy
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...
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A dark day for LDP as it loses only by-election it contested
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suffered a heavy blow April 28 when his ruling Liberal Democratic Party was defeated in a by-election that had long been an LDP stronghold. It was one of three by ...
LDP's Ishiba picks veterans, ex-PMs as execs for divided ruling party
Japan's new ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba selected seasoned lawmakers for its executive posts on Monday, following a ...
Japan market sell-off is a result of Ishiba's LDP election win and capital reallocation towards China: Analyst
Mio Kato of Lightstream Research sees the recent Japan market sell-off as an overreaction. He has a constructive view on ...
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New LDP leader faces key challenge
Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, a Japanese civic ...
Yen Surges After New LDP Leader Picked, While The Greenback Consolidates
Japan's LDP leadership selection has not been the dragged-out affair that many thought likely, with a record nine candidates ...
Nikkei 225 Poised to Recover From August Rout on LDP Election
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from an August rout, as a Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...
Yen Rallies as Ishiba Wins LDP Leadership, Nikkei Futures Fall
The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...
Ishiba’s security plans face rocky road, create jitters in LDP
Shigeru Ishiba appointed key allies to his newly inaugurated Cabinet to pursue his national security projects, but his plans ...