Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's fund management body donated a total of 100 million yen (approx. $700,000) to the Liberal ...

TOKYO – Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from fellow lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party ...

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from fellow lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party leadership ...

By bno - Taipei Office Shigeru Ishiba has surged ahead as the most popular choice among the Japanese public for the Liberal ...

The candidates made their appeals on Thursday. Takaichi said the first thing that must be done is to transform the LDP into a party the people can truly trust. She added she wants to strengthen ...

Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank ...

All four presidential candidates of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan support legalizing same-sex marriage, a ...

The pledge by 43-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi, the youngest candidate in the running to be Japan's next prime minister, to hold ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. "Enzetsu-kai" meetings are now being held ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled the nine candidates who will run in a Sept. 27 leadership ...

September has brought six more candidates to the race, creating the largest field of candidates in the party’s history.

The race to select the new leader of Japan's main governing LDP will be decided on September 27. NHK highlights the policies ...