A new dawn for Japanese politics? Shigeru Ishiba and the rise of multi-party dynamics
After decades of LDP dominance, scandal forced Japan into its first minority government in 30 years. Shigeru Ishiba now leads ...
Japan’s long-ruling party loses majority in stunning election defeat
The Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, failed to secure an absolute majority ...
What does a shocking parliamentary loss for Japan’s long-ruling party mean?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring ...
What Comes Next for Japan’s Ruling Party After Its Election Setback
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but about four years since the movement’s founding in 1955, but lost its ...
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Success And Scandals: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of the democratic world's most successful parties, a one-size-fits-all electoral machine in power for all but four of the last 69 years. But in snap ...
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Japan Is Entering a New Era of Instability
Mr. Taniguchi, who was a special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe when he was prime minister of Japan, wrote from Tokyo. The political dominance of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has been ...
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Japan’s ruling party braces for a blow in parliamentary elections
According to exit polls by the NHK public television, Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party is certain to lose the majority in the 465-seat house, the more powerful of Japan’s two-chamber parliament.
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Japan’s ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs, suspect arrested: reports
Police investigate a car stuck in a fence near the entrance to the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2024. via REUTERS The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is increasingly ...
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Japan election to test ruling party, may bring uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's voters could end more than a decade of Liberal Democratic Party dominance on Sunday, forcing the ...
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How did Japan’s popular Liberal Democratic Party crash out in Sunday’s election? A look back at its successes and scandals
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of the democratic world’s most successful parties, a one-size-fits-all ...
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Japan's Liberal Democratic Party to lose parliamentary majority in snap election, exit polls show
Japan's voters on Sunday headed to the polls on Sunday in an election that was expected to shake up the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's majority. As polls closed at 8 p.m. local time ...
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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party banking on Oct 27 snap election to rejuvenate country
TOKYO: As Japan gears up for its Oct 27 snap election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will run on a platform to rejuvenate the country at a time of crisis. But a slush fund scandal ...