Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday announced his decision not to run in the next Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/suga-announces-retirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #ldp
Former Prime Minister and veteran lawmaker Yoshihide Suga reportedly won’t contest in the next Lower House election, which is likely to take place in February, and will retire from national politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/yoshihide-suga-no-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #ldp #lowerhouse
Minoru Kihara, the “cool-headed” spokesman of Japan’s new prime minister, has many things in common with his new boss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/who-is-minoru-kihara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga #fumiokishida #hirokazumatsuno #shigeruishiba #yoshimasahayashi #kumamoto #taiwan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the go-to problem solver in Japan's political center, might be facing his biggest challenge yet: convincing colleagues in the ruling party that he is best suited to lead them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/politics/ldp-hayashi-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #taroaso #shigeruishiba
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
As Japan marked 80 years since its surrender in World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed remorse at a memorial service in a notable break from his recent predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/politics/end-of-ww2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #shigeruishiba#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga#fumiokishida #yoshihikonoda