In his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has pledged to continue the work of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his predecessor, Fumio Kishida. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/hayashi-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi

Polls suggest a Koizumi–Takaichi showdown for LDP leadership, but internal powerbrokers may push aside veteran candidates to engineer a youth-versus-youth race between Koizumi and Kobayashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/18/japan/whiteboarding-the-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 44, is best suited to be the next president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to an opinion poll by Jiji Press released Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/jiji-poll-koizumi-most-favored-for-ldp-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #surveys

Stitching the Liberal Democratic Party back together again will be no easy task, no matter who wins the presidential race on Oct. 4. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/ldp-breakup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to set up a panel to discuss a refundable tax credit program aimed at helping low- and middle-income earners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-agree-on-refundable-tax-credit-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #taxes #inflation

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces a crowded leadership race amid deepening factionalism, weakened leadership and the absence of a unifying candidate capable of halting its internal decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/16/japan/saving-the-fractured-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi#toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi#yoshimasahayashi

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has declared he is running for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency in a move expected to appeal to party members who would prefer a more moderate candidate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/politics/yoshimasa-hayashi-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp#yoshimasahayashi#fumiokishida #shigeruishiba

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi touted his “moderate conservatism” as what makes him different as he announced his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/politics/kobayashi-announces/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #ldp#sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #diet#yoshimasahayashi

Japan's opposition parties are bracing themselves for the possibility of a snap election for Japan's Lower House once the Liberal Democratic Party elects its next leader in October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/politics/opposition-parties-wary-of-possible-early-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#lowerhouse #ldp #dpp #cdp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

As the Democratic Party for the People marks the fifth year of its establishment, the opposition party is looking to take on a leadership role, possibly through admission to Japan's ruling coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/politics/dpp-eager-to-take-political-leadership-5-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #ldp #yuichirotamaki

The outcome of the LDP's upcoming leadership election is likely to be heavily influenced by the votes of rank-and-file party members and supporters across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/politics/koizumi-takaichi-seen-running-ahead-in-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi#toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi#yoshimasahayashi

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi voiced his intention to run in the Oct. 4 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election during a meeting with supporters in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/japan/politics/shijiro-koizumi-ldp-race-supporters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #shigeruishiba

Agricultural minister Shinjiro Koizumi has decided to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership race, sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/politics/koizumi-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi#maff

Will a right-wing leader emerge from the LDP presidential election? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/politics/ldp-conservatives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi#sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinjirokoizumi#fumiokishida #tetsuosaito #komeito

Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi has announced he will contest in the Liberal Democratic Party’s upcoming presidential election triggered by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s intention to step down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/politics/kobayashi-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #ldp

Former lawmaker Yasutada Ono pleaded not guilty Wednesday over a high-profile political funds scandal involving factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/crime-legal/ldp-funds-scandal-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #politicalfunds #ldp

Liberal Democratic Party presidential hopeful Toshimitsu Motegi aims to form a new coalition with Komeito and another party, possibly the Democratic Party for the People or Nippon Ishin no Kai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/motegi-ldp-presidential-election-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp#toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #takayukikobayashi #dpp #nipponishinnokai

To become prime minister, whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party presidency on Oct. 4 must work to secure the necessary votes in parliament from the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/pm-and-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #sanseito#toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi

Shigeru Ishiba never really had a chance to succeed as prime minister, facing a fractured party, entrenched rivals and unfavorable political conditions that made his resignation inevitable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/09/japan/ldps-internal-coup-is-complete/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #ldp#sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #2025upperhouseelection

The Liberal Democratic Party will pick its next leader through a full-scale vote, a process that is likely to favor some more than others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/politics/presidential-election-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba#sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi#toshimitsumotegi#yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi#fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga