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

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

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is expected to continue governing under a three-party ruling alliance during the regular session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly set to begin on Sept. 24. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/politics/tokyo-governor-likely-to-keep-alliance-with-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#tokyometropolitanassembly #tominfirst #ldp #komeito #dpp

Some LDP officials are sounding out independent lawmakers about working together for a majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/independent-members-ldp-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #teammirai #takahiroanno #komeito

As the Liberal Democratic Party grapples with internal party issues, speculation over the possibility of Nippon Ishin no Kai becoming the third ruling coalition partner has grown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/politics/ishin-ldp-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#hirofumiyoshimura #shinjirokoizumi #nipponishinnokai #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #dpp #yuichirotamaki

The Liberal Democratic Party’s success lies in part to its ability to compromise and present a united front. But as internal party rifts grow, some wonder if it's time to change tack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/catch-all-party-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#sanaetakaichi #toruhashimoto #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinseito #newpartysakigake #ryutarohashimoto #komeito

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

After months of back-and-forth, the ruling camp is expected to hold discussions with the CDP and DPP over the issue of political donations by companies and organizations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/politics/ruling-parties-to-discuss-corporate-donations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #politicalfunds#upperhouse#lowerhouse #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp

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

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax as early as possible this year, with an extraordinary parliamentary session set to start Friday to further discuss the plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/parties-agree-on-scrapping-add-on-gasoline-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #gas #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #jcp #nipponishinnokai

Japan’s ruling coalition is weakening as rising populist parties like Sanseito gain support, raising concerns that Japan could shift toward unstable multiparty coalition politics similar to Israel’s fragmented Knesset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/japans-legislature-unstable-like-israels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #komeito #ldp #shigeruishiba #israel #knesset

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

The listless performance of established parties such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito in Sunday’s Upper House election has confirmed the relentless decline of voting blocs in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/organizational-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection

A reduction of Japan's consumption tax is not a given even after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/economy/election-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an Upper House vote Sunday, an outcome that could jolt confidence in the world's fourth-largest economy and complicate tariff talks with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/politics/japan-ldp-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #trade #japaneseeconomy #sanseito

Japanese markets are bracing for a triple-whammy of instability if opposition parties win big in the Upper House election and push for consumption tax cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/pre-election-economic-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #trade #nikkei #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy #sanseito

Ahead of Upper House elections, the Japanese prime minister’s inability to charm Donald Trump stands in stark contrast to his late rival, Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/japan/trade-deal-could-be-ishibas-last-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #ldp #komeito #tariffs #2025upperhouseelection

Only 8% of voters surveyed by NHK rated Trump tariffs as their top priority ahead of a key national election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/economy/japan-voters-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #trade

Komeito says it will ease living costs, build a resilient economy, reject xenophobia, guard Japan from Trump’s tariffs and promote peace and constitutional principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/17/japan/komeito-2025-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #tetsuosaito #komeito #ldp #2025upperhouseelection