Prime Minister Takaichi greeted President Lee, who stepped out of his vehicle, with a bright smile and said, “Konnichiwa.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi debates with Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, at a Joint Meeting of the Committees of Both Houses on Fundamental ...

NHK has learned that a group of Japan's major ruling Liberal Democratic Party members has compiled a draft proposal for the government to review measures that promote major solar-power generation ...

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 ...

A local chapter of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, represented by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, last year received a political donation from a company that exceeded the legal maximum, the ...

The Liberal Democratic Party plans to add ¥20,000 to child allowances as part of a comprehensive economic package to be compiled by the government, LDP policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi said Wednesday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, attends a board meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on Saturday amid concerns that reforms after a political funds scandal could stall as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment, as it looks to stage a comeback after recent electoral drubbings. The LDP plans to approve at its next ...

The song has been streamed over 3 million times in under a month. A song created through artificial intelligence has made history topping a Billboard country music chart, but it has also sent ...

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 ...

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 ...