Matsumoto, who served as chief accountant of the now-defunct LDP faction once headed by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had already told the LDP that he had no intention to appear ...

As Ishiba's foothold in the LDP remains precarious, a mishandling of the situation could spark moves to undermine the prime minister's administration, observers said. In a time of both ...

Moriyama and Shinba also agreed that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the LDP president, and DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki will meet on Nov. 9, at the earliest. “We want to constructively ...

In the Oct. 27 Lower House election, the LDP gained 191 seats and Komeito won 24 seats. The combined strength of 215 seats falls 18 seats short of a 233-seat majority. Prospective alliance ...

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