In the wake of the LDP factions' slush fund scandal, the need for reviewing those donations was once again pointed out, but the Shigeru Ishiba administration has repeatedly postponed a conclusion ...

Since its creation 68 years ago, the LDP has been made up of competing factions. Faction bosses reward members with government posts and support at election time.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s largest faction formerly led by ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in a July 2022･･･ ...

If Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions are rampantly implicated in systematically creating secret reserves using political funds for shady purposes, the ruling party could be accused of ...

The Liberal Democratic Party has responded to its ongoing kickbacks scandal by moving to disband its factions, but the history of the party shows that this may not be straightforward. Home In-depth ...

The LDP’s Political Reform Headquarters has compiled an interim report for rectifications, but it has not gone so far as to abolish factions and political fundraising parties, which the ...

In the July 1998 LDP election, Obuchi Keizō, leader of his own faction, ran against a faction member, Kajiyama Seiroku. In the September 2009 election, Abe ran against the Seiwakai’s leader at ...

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday searched the offices of two powerful political factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), public broadcaster NHK reported, in ...

Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.

Factions. LDP lawmakers are loosely connected by their support of conservative social values, strong defense policies and a desire to revise the U.S.-drafted war-renouncing constitution.

The destruction of the factions has created unprecedented uncertainty around who will be the LDP’s next leader, as candidates embark on a 15-day campaign starting September 12.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support, faces its toughest challenge in more than a decade in Sunday’s ...