Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso#sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya
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
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
In a plenary session of lawmakers from both chambers of parliament, a Liberal Democratic Party panel was entrusted with the decision of whether to hold a party presidential election in the near future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/politics/plenary-meeting-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama
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
Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet
Liberal Democratic Party executive Hiroshi Moriyama and visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks in Osaka on Friday, apparently focusing on beef trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/moriyama-china-beef-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hiroshimoriyama #chinajapanrelations #osaka #food #ldp #trade
The Liberal Democratic Party will discuss how to best run the government after next month's Upper House election, Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/japan/politics/ldp-alliance-consideration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #diet #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama