LDP Election
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Announces His Resignation as LDP President (UPDATE3)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office on Su...
September 7, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri Shimbun Survey Finds 21 of 47 LDP Prefectural Chapters Have Decided to Support Early Party Presidential Election
Twenty-one of the Liberal Democratic Party’s 47 prefectural chapters as of Saturday had officiall...
September 7, 2025
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ElectionsJustice Minister Seeks Early LDP Presidential Election; Suzuki Becomes 1st Cabinet Member to Endorse Move
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki on Friday expressed his intention to submit a written request to ...
September 6, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPossible LDP Presidential Election Candidates Begin Meeting with Supporters
Figures who ran in last year’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election have begun meeting ...
September 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentAso Calls for Early LDP Presidential Election, Fueling Momentum
Democratic Party Supreme Advisor Taro Aso said Wednesday he will submit a request to hold an earl...
September 4, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey: 128 LDP Lawmakers, Prefectural Chapters Support Early Party Presidential Election, Presenting Obstacle for PM Ishiba
A total of 128 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and prefectural chapters are supportive of hold...
August 31, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Diet Members to Be Asked to Submit Signed Statements on Leadership Race, Deadline Expected to Be Sept. 8
The Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election administration committee decided on Wednesda...
August 28, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Lawmakers Seeking Leadership Race Will Need to Write in, Says Party Committee
The Liberal Democratic Party plans to ask its lawmakers who want to hold the party’s next preside...
August 20, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSome LDP Prefectural Chapters Lean Toward Early Presidential Election; Most Local Chapters to Begin Full-Fledged Discussions Soon
Prefectural chapters of the Liberal Democratic Party have begun taking action following the party...
August 10, 2025
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Politics & Government‘Anti-Takaichi’ Votes Shifted to Ishiba in Runoff
In the runoff in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, former party Secretary Gen...
September 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Newly Elected LDP President Vows to ‘Protect’ Regional Areas; Ishiba Eyes Making Regional Areas More Attractive to Young People
Ishiba is strongly motivated to promote regional revitalization, as he has served as regional rev...
September 28, 2024
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ElectionsIshiba Elected President of Japan’s Ruling Party, Beats Takaichi in LDP Runoff
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the party’s 28th ...
September 27, 2024
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ElectionsShigeru Ishiba Elected Japan LDP President; Poised to be New Prime Minister
Shigeru Ishiba was elected LDP president in a runoff vote on Friday.
...September 27, 2024
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ElectionsSanae Takaichi, Shigeru Ishiba to Race in Runoff Election for LDP Presidency
Sanae Takaichi and Shigeru Ishiba will race in a runoff election.
...September 27, 2024
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ElectionsJapan LDP Presidential Election Latest; Voting by LDP Diet Members Begins at around 1 P.M.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers began voting in the party’s presidential election at around 1 ...
September 27, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba Elected Japan LDP President; Poised to be New Prime Minister
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Ishiba Elected President of Japan’s Ruling Party, Beats Takaichi in LDP Runoff
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Can Party Presidential Race Help LDP Survive General Election?
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Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan LDP President, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
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Presidential Race for Japan’s LDP Hinges on ‘Change’; Younger Politicians Prepare to Jump In