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Abe cites 'great responsibility' to rewrite Article 9 in preview pitch for LDP presidential election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday said he was ready to win another term as the conservative Liberal Democratic Party's leader in September, which would all but ensure he becomes Japan's longest-serving leader. "My goal has not changed at all since I ran in the ...
Ishiba touts “a 100-day plan” to reform government in a bid to regain the trust of the people.
Shigeru Ishiba to announce candidacy for LDP presidential race as party factions line up behind Abe
As the LDP-Komeito coalition has a majority in both houses of the Diet, the race will effectively determine who will next sit as prime minister.
The LDP's leadership vote is weeks away, but the race could already be over
With just weeks to go, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe already appears headed for victory in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, polling data show.
LDP lawmaker Tom Tanigawa under fire for saying LGBT relationships are ‘like a hobby’
Tanigawa has suggested “traditional” marriages between men and women, that produce children, prevent Japan from going to ruin, and opposes female succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
LDP to propose first reorganization of Japanese government ministries and agencies since 2001
The party, which is set to reelect its leader in September, plans to interview senior officials at ministries and agencies as part of the restructuring program.
Liberal Democratic Party campaign: Abe and rivals home in on local concerns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top political goal remains constitutional revision, including changing Article 9's war-renouncing clause. But for Liberal Democratic Party chapters across the country, priorities tend to be on local issues, especially securing financial assistance from Tokyo for all manner of social welfare ...
76% of LDP Diet members back third term for Abe as party leader: poll
More than three-quarters of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet members support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid for a third consecutive term as president, the results of a poll show. Of the 405 members in both chambers, 310, or 76.5 percent, said they plan to vote ...
Thousands rally to protest LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita's remark calling LGBT people 'unproductive'
Thousands of angry protesters rallied on Friday night in front of the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, calling for the resignation of junior lawmaker Mio Sugita, who had earlier branded the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community "unproductive." Sugita is facing ...
Abe switches from business dinners to lunches after drawing fire for partying during rain disaster
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is refraining from holding business dinners after being criticized for partying with his colleagues while the deadly rain disaster in western Japan was getting under way earlier this month. Photos of the party on the night of July 5, including one ...
Former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba signals intention to run against Abe in LDP leadership contest
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba signaled on Thursday his intention to run in the Liberal Democratic party leadership race in September as a challenger to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "We should have an election (in which candidates face off)," Ishiba said, adding that there is ...
Kishida said he made the decision because he believes it is better for Abe to handle a number of ongoing issues facing Japan.
