The prime minister’s public support level rose by 2.4 percentage points to 24.6 per cent in a Kyodo News poll in late July from a month earlier, while a Jiji …
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported on Wednesday, ending a three-year term marked by rising prices and marred by political …
Only 10.4 per cent of the Japanese public want Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to win the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race slated for September and continue serving as premier, …
If confirmed, the independent would face a challenge from Renho Saito, an upper-house member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) who is half-Taiwanese and widely known by her …
Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote. Public anger over …
Former education minister Ryu Shionoya, the de facto leader of the Abe faction, and Hiroshige Seko, former LDP secretary general in the House of Councillors who is also a high-ranking …
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, revised internal rules on Sunday to toughen penalties for lawmakers involved in political funds scandals, as public trust in …
Two senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s youth wing have resigned from their posts after reports surfaced that politicians and their supporters were being entertained by scantily clad …
This is the first time since November 2012 that the number of people indicating no political affiliation has exceeded 50 per cent. Voters queue to cast their ballots for Japan’s …
The church’s tactics were only uncovered after former leader Shinzo Abe was shot dead in July 2022. The gunman told investigators he acted after his mother bankrupted their family through …