With less than a week until Japan’s ruling party is set to elect a new leader, opinion polls are split over whether political ...

A top contender to lead Japan’s ruling party suggested that a trade renegotiation with the US could be on the table if the ...

TOKYO -- Candidates running to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are promising to improve the lives of the ...

In the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, all five candidates are calling for tougher policies toward ...

The victor will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the helm of the LDP. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese equities declined on Monday as ex-dividend stocks weighed on the benchmarks and investors became cautious ahead of ...

Nearly 70 percent of executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's local chapters in Japan's 47 prefectures support ...

Recent polls suggest the party’s voters will decide between Sanae Takaichi’s conservative vision and Shinjiro Koizumi’s centrist appeal.

The winner will have to deal with high prices, territorial disputes and Mr Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

On Saturday, the Liberal Democratic Party will select a successor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has decided to step down after his LDP-led coalition lost its majority in both houses of ...

The top contenders, including Koizumi Shinjiro and Takaichi Sanae, have moderated their positions since the 2024 race.

O VERNIGHT SUCCESS”, a thumping 1980s pop song, blared as Takaichi Sanae stepped up to the podium to announce her candidacy ...