Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is easily the most successful political party in the developed capitalist world. While ...

NHK has learned that a group of Japan's major ruling Liberal Democratic Party members has compiled a draft proposal for the ...

This shift was compounded in October 2025 when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — a long-time conservative contender — secured ...

Prime Minister Takaichi’s plans to tighten spying and secrecy rules could be used to stifle free speech and media freedom, ...

A bill submitted by Japan's ruling bloc to slash House of Representatives seats by 10 percent is unlikely to be enacted ...

The tax-increase plan was included in the fiscal 2023 tax system reform outline, but the start date has not yet been set.

Sanae Takaichi has been elected the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), positioning her to become the country's first female Prime Minister. Takaichi's election follows the ...

TOKYO — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the ...

As the nation’s first female prime minister, Takaichi has captured public attention for her workwear, with women scrambling ...

Japan is considering creating a new ministerial post to oversee intelligence, a senior government official said Tuesday, as ...