(Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is considering requesting that the so-called "slush fund lawmakers," who received kickbacks from fundraising party ...

The main ruling LDP lost 56 seats in the election, though it still has the most of any party, with 191 of the chamber's 465 seats. The ruling coalition of the LDP and its junior partner Komeito ...

The LDP will "take the initiative in finding the answer" over the research, public relations and accommodation allowances that the government pays lawmakers and the policy activity funds that ...

A scandal and economic stagnation spur Japanese voters to challenge decades of LDP rule Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), arrives for a ...

According to a party source, the LDP allocated 20 million yen to each chapter, regardless of who heads it. However, the practice drew immediate criticism from opposition party leaders, who viewed it ...

LDP President Shigeru Ishiba, who was elected prime minister in a runoff ballot, was saved by invalid votes. We wish his administration would take this opportunity to do something about the nation ...

The LDP headed by Ishiba will explore an idea proposed by the DPP of raising the income threshold for tax payments, currently at 1.03 million yen, to 1.78 million yen to boost disposable income.

LDP Shimane prefectural secretary-general Shigeru Sonoyama is seen in the city of Matsue on Sept. 7, 2024. (Mainichi/Hayato Matsubara) MATSUE -- The secretary-general of the ruling Liberal ...

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The Asahi Shimbun learned that the amount sent by LDP headquarters to each of these branches--20 million yen ($131,200)--is the same as the sum distributed to party candidates who are officially ...

A whirlwind month of Japanese politics culminates Sunday with a general election. If polls are accurate, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party could lose seats – a blow to a party that has ruled ...

The panel, which was formed in October under the direct supervision of LDP President Ishiba, convened for the first time on Tuesday. Ishiba told about 120 member legislators that political funds ...