The list includes Japan's first female prime minister, Nepal's Generation Z, and Field Marshal Munir in Pakistan. We also ...

Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--Few members of Japan's conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, even those who are considered relatively liberal, dare to openly criticize their ultraconservative ...

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, ...

The October 2024 lower house election marked a turning point in Japan’s political landscape. The long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was forced to govern as a minority ruling party. This ...

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session in the lower house of the Diet, in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 21, 2025. Reporter Despite a rocky ascent, hardline ...

The LDP found a new coalition partner, but Prime Minister Takaichi is still short of a majority in the lower house. Legislators applaud as Takaichi Sanae (standing) is declared the winner of the ...

TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first female prime ...

Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi enters a room to meet Japan Innovation Party's co-leader Fumitake Fujita (not in the photo) at Japan's National Diet Building in ...

THE MARRIAGE was an unlikely one. Komeito, a pacifist party backed by a big Buddhist organisation, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the dominant conservative force in post-war Japan, had been ...

On October 10, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s long-time coalition partner, Komeito, announced that it would withdraw from their formal partnership. The decision comes as a serious setback to ...

You are right to worry about Japan’s economic health (“Has Japan Found Its Margaret Thatcher?,” Review & Outlook, Oct. 7). The country’s growth rate in recent years has averaged about 0.5%, and its ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday selected a new leader, the former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, to ...