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
Internal LDP factional battles have weakened the party, set up a bitter upcoming leadership contest and raised questions about Japan’s political stability and the future of its conservative wing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/09/japan/battle-for-the-ldps-soul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #ldp#sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi#yoshimasahayashi #2025upperhouseelection
After weeks of speculation, Shigeru Ishiba is finally stepping down. Has the embattled ruling party learned its lesson? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/09/japan/japan-deserves-better-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #ldp#sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #2025upperhouseelection
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has compiled an urgent proposal asking the government to strengthen measures designed to block foreign interference in elections in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/politics/ldp-block-foreign-interference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #ldp #socialmedia
Japan’s political steadfastness, long tied to Liberal Democratic Party rule, is unraveling as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a leadership crisis after the party’s historic Upper House defeat in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/japan/the-ldps-political-drama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #2025upperhouseelection #hiroshimoriyama
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama says he intends to resign from his post to take responsibility for the party’s Upper House election losses in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/politics/ldp-election-assessment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #hiroshimoriyama #shigeruishiba #takayukikobayashi #2025upperhouseelection
With Tomoko Yoshino's second term as president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, the umbrella organization for labor unions in the country, set to end next month, all eyes are on whether she will seek a third. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/politics/japan-rengo-head-yoshino-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#rengo #tomokoyoshino #ldp #cdp #dpp #2025upperhouseelection
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering postponing the completion of its review of the results of last month's Upper House election, in which it experienced a drubbing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/ldp-review-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #2025upperhouseelection
Some LDP lawmakers — mainly onetime members of the now-defunct faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — are calling for the party to more actively advertise its conservative policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/japan/politics/ldp-members-conservative-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #shinzoabe#sanaetakaichi
The public approval rate for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has increased month on month in August to 27.3%, an opinion poll shows, while the disapproval rate fell to 49.6%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/politics/ishiba-cabinet-support-up-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shiberuishiba #ldp #surveys #2025upperhouseelection
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political survival may hinge on whether his critics can gather enough support to launch a leadership election. Here’s what the LDP rules say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/politics/explainer-ldp-presidential-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #2025upperhouseelection
Komeito, which has been part of Japan's ruling coalition for years, is struggling after its crushing defeat in last month's Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/politics/komeito-struggling-defeat-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #komeito #tetsuosaito #2025upperhouseelection
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he will assess his responsibility for the ruling camp's poor result in the Upper House election based on an upcoming review. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/japan/politics/ishiba-ldp-review-decision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp
Japan plans to enhance its surveillance and regulatory measures to prevent foreign interference in elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/politics/japan-foreign-election-interference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #fakenews #china #russia #elections #masaakitaira #internet #cybersecurity
Japanese politics are in turmoil, with all of the main parties losing seats in the past election. Is what we are witnessing the end of the “big tent” parties? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/01/japan/the-end-of-japans-big-tent-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #cdp #jcp #dpp #cpj #reiwa #2025upperhouseelection
Despite a historic election setback and deep public frustration, the LDP faces an identity crisis between its conservative and centrist factions while voters remain unsure what alternative they want. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/29/japan/a-moment-of-truth-for-japanese-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #2025upperhouseelection
The yen has underperformed all its major peers in the past three months and could be at risk of further declines as political risks mount. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/markets/traders-primed-for-more-yen-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy #2025upperhouseelection #boj #tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has refused to resign out of concern that leaving would create a political vacuum and put the U.S. tariff deal — not yet implemented — in jeopardy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/why-ishiba-refuses-to-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #2025upperhouseelection
Calls erupted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation as Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and executives faced off in their first meeting after the disastrous July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/politics/ldp-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #2025upperhouseelection
Russia, China and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/28/japan/japans-neighbors-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #2025upperhouseelection #southkorea #northkorea #china #russia