More than two months after her party's landslide victory in the general election, a series of local election defeats have ...

Former Cabinet minister Takayuki Kobayashi is the first to officially declare his candidacy in what is expected to be a ...

The LDP’s attempt to get the public behind its presidential election ironically calls attention to the disconnect between party and people. Hirai Takuya, head of the LDP’s public relations department, ...

The nine candidates running in the LDP leadership election (left to right): Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

Why did Takaichi call a snap election so early? Takaichi has called a snap election just three months into the job, taking a high-risk move. It is all about securing a public mandate for her policy.

In a vote to replace Fumio Kishia as head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), party members have elected Shigeru Ishiba as their new leader. Given the LDP’s majority in parliament, the ...

Nine ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates dashed out of the blocks on Sept. 12, the first day of official ...

The landslide victory achieved by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the recent House of Representatives election in Japan was strongly influenced by the "amplification effect" of the single-member ...

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall.

A leader who has lost the public's trust in an election but refuses to take responsibility is nothing short of irresponsible. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its ...

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund remains a hold, reflecting its sensitivity to interest rates and concentrated banking sector exposure. LDP trades at a 4.3% discount to NAV, ...