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In her first weeks as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi unified the LDP, formed a new conservative coalition, advanced Japan’s defense and trade agendas and secured strong public support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/30/japan/four-questions-for-takaichi-after-one-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #satsukikatayama #hirofumiyoshimura #fumitakefujita #donaldtrump #ldp #komeito #jip #dpp #sanseito

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 19 hours ago

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/ldp-economic-measures-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #inflation #japaneseeconomy

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LDP to propose economic measures by mid-November

LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Takayuki Kobayashi vowed to reflect the opinions of regional organizations in the measures as much as possible.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Japan Innovation Party, have agreed to establish a joint conference to coordinate policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/politics/ldp-jip-joint-policy-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #takayukikobayashi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

The LDP is ramping up steps to loosen strict rules on exporting lethal defense equipment, the party’s policy chief said, as Japan looks to create a more favorable security environment and bolster its defense industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/japan-defense-exports-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #takayukikobayashi #nipponishin #ldp #sdf

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi’s new party leadership lineup places former Prime Minister Taro Aso as vice president while excluding rival farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/politics/takaichi-leadership-lineup-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taroaso #ldp #shunichisuzuki #takayukikobayashi #harukoarimura #toshimitsumotegi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister as the ruling LDP turns to her conservative leadership to restore stability amid internal division, economic pressure and strained U.S. relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/japan/is-takaichi-japans-thatcher-or-truss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

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Will Sanae Takaichi be Japan’s Thatcher — or its Truss?

Takaichi is comfortably the most conservative choice the party could have made, if not the most right-leaning leader in recent history.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

The Liberal Democratic Party is electing a new president on Saturday to unify the divided party and, in all likelihood, steer a minority government as Japan’s next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/japan/politics/ldp-election-voting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

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Takaichi and Koizumi head to runoff in LDP leadership race

Sanae Takaichi, 64, came in first with 183 votes, while Shinjiro Koizumi, 44, won 164 votes, before moving on to a final vote to become party president — and most likely PM.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

The ruling LDP faces a critical election with candidates offering little change, struggling to regain traditional support and confronting a political landscape that has shifted dramatically in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/02/japan/ldp-not-likely-to-change-with-new-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi

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No matter who wins the LDP presidential race, prospects for change are dismal

The key for the LDP is whether the once-proud party can win back its traditional supporters who have abandoned it in recent elections and shifted to opposition parties.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

For Komeito, the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Saturday could prove to be a turning point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/komeito-ldp-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #nipponishinnokai #dpp

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LDP presidential election could be turning point for Komeito

After Saturday’s vote, the junior coalition partner will have to adjust to a new LDP, one whose values might differ from its own.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Foreign policy experience aside, the next prime minister will have to deal with the U.S. president’s “quirks” in the practice of diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/01/japan/trump-effect-on-the-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

As the Liberal Democratic Party gears up for Saturday’s presidential vote, two candidates are going head-to-head for the top spot in media polls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/whos-leading-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Only two of the five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election own stock despite a government push for more people to invest in Japan’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/ldp-candidates-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #stocks #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba

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Japan’s would-be leaders ignore call to invest in stocks

Only two of the five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election own stock, compared with five out of nine in last year's leadership race.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party shifts left, influenced by liberal powerbrokers, its conservative wing weakens, internal rifts widen and weak leadership contenders risk fracturing the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/japan/the-last-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takayukikobayashi #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #diet #yoshimasahayashi #cdp #dpp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

On defense and foreign policy, the five candidates vying to be the LDP's next president largely align. But the nuanced differences they do have could mean significantly distinct policies depending on who is elected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/ldp-leadership-race-candidates-foreign-defense-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

All five Liberal Democratic Party candidates have taken a hard-line stance on immigration-related issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/foreigners-policy-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignworkers #immigration #shigeruishiba #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

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LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration

Unruly tourists, visa overstayers and increasing land purchases by foreign nationals were some of the issues spotlighted during debates.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

LDP leadership candidates are courting conservative opposition parties as factions realign and policy shifts unfold ahead of the Oct. 4 vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/japan/ldp-hopefuls-go-on-speed-dating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has the lead in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race when it comes to support from fellow lawmakers in the party, a survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/koizumi-leads-in-support-from-ldp-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #surveys

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Will a newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president follow predecessors, dissolving the Lower House and calling a snap general election soon after clinching the country’s top leadership role? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/dissolutionldp-diet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida

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Will a Lower House election follow LDP’s leadership vote? Maybe not this time

Dissolving the Lower House to call a snap general election soon after the appointment of a new party leader is convention, but the current situation seems more complicated.

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Relative newcomer or political veteran? The Liberal Democratic Party faces two broad choices for president on Oct. 4. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/youth-vs-experience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi