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
Will he stay or go? For Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a number of key political events in the coming weeks are expected to affect the timing of any decision to quit or remain in his post. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/27/japan/politics/ishiba-resign-depend-political-events/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #diet #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #trade #wwii
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his natural political opponents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/26/japan/politics/ishiba-do-not-quit-movement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #2025upperhouseelection#sanaetakaichi
Angry that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is staying in power despite his Liberal Democratic Party losing its majority in the Upper House election, party lawmakers are coming up with various ways to oust him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/politics/ishiba-resignation-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #diet#upperhouse #yoshihikonoda #cdp #2025upperhouseelection
The LDP’s historic Upper House defeat leaves the party fragmented and searching for a capable leader who can reunite conservatives, modernize its appeal, deliver real policies and rebuild its internal power structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/who-will-save-the-liberal-democratic-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp
Japan’s ruling LDP-Komeito bloc lost big, smaller parties gained ground and the country now faces a more fractured, uncertain political future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/25/shellacking-leaves-japanese-politics-in-limbo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp
Japan should avoid tax cuts and cash handouts as they could worsen the nation's already precarious fiscal conditions, International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/economy/imf-advice-tax-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #imf #japaneseeconomy #taxes #inflation #2025upperhouseelection
With voters having delivered their verdict on the current administration, the spotlight is now shifting to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — where some aspiring leaders are working to consolidate their positions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/politics/political-turmoil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba#sanaetakaichi #taroaso #ldp #2025upperhouseelection