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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

An accountant working for the Liberal Democratic Party’s parliamentary group in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly was summarily indicted for failing to report about 35 million yen ($225,000 ...

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 ...

Three LDP factions, including Kishida's, announced their dissolution last week. While it's unlikely that all groupings will meet the same fate, reform is in the air.

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday replaced two of its top executives, as part of a purge related to the worst corruption scandal to rock the country ...

Investigation officials from Tokyo's district prosecutors office head to an office of a Liberal Democratic Party faction led by politician Toshihiro Nikai, on Tuesday. (Kyodo via Reuters Connect ...