Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba as next PM
WEBThe fallout from the political funding scandal led to the dissolution of five out of six factions in the LDP – factions that have long been the party’s backbone, and whose support is typically ...
Japan's Ishiba likely to name ex-rival Koizumi as LDP campaign …
WEB1 day ago — Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is likely to name Shinjiro Koizumi, a rival in Friday's leadership race, to head the ruling party's election committee, public broadcaster NHK said ...
FOCUS:New Japan ruling LDP chief Ishiba may face make-or-break …
WEB1 day ago — In a Kyodo News poll conducted before the presidential election, the LDP enjoyed the highest support among political parties, at about 37 percent, compared with around 12 percent for the CDPJ. While the current term for lower house members expires in October 2025, another election to replace half of the …
Shigeru Ishiba: Former defense minister to be Japan’s new prime
WEB3 days ago — Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo, Japan September 27.
Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt
WEB3 days ago — [1/9] Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo, Japan September 27 ...
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister? - AP News
WEB3 days ago — Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party, in a key vote Friday, will pick a new leader to replace him as head of the party and the government. FILE - Candidates of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security ...
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
WEB3 days ago — Sep 27, 2024. Former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi are set to face off Friday in a runoff vote in Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election ...
Former defense minister set to lead Japan amid efforts to ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago — TOKYO — Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan ’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Democratic Party elected him as its new leader on Friday, as the U.S. ally takes on a growing ...
Who will become Japan's next prime minister? | AP News
WEB3 days ago — Japan’s former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a candidate of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, speaks next to another candidate former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during a joint news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal, urging 2 to leave …
WEBApr 4, 2024 — Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday punished 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party, aiming to put a line under a controversy that has dogged it since late last year.
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