Though the LDP is not currently facing any scandals, the party may have lost support due to a buildup of distrust toward its political stance and policies.

The former Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, was officially dissolved on ...

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

As the number of inbound tourists to Japan skyrockets while the population shrinks, the country is seeing a revival of ...

The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, which is seen as a ...

A former member of the now-defunct LDP faction once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed sympathy for Nishida’s call for Ishiba’s resignation. “He said what everyone is thinking.” ...

Japan's Prime Minister and head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba attends a campaigning for a parliamentary election in Mito, north of Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Chief among these scandals are revelations regarding the extent of influence that Japan’s controversial Unification Church wields within the LDP, as well as suspicions that party factions ...

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s Liberal Democratic Party gave up three lower house seats in April by-elections amid a backlash over a slush-fund scandal. Kishida remains deeply unpopular with the ...

TOKYO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The chief accountant of a major faction in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has admitted in court to underreporting a total of around 675 million (about 4.3 ...

This time, too, LDP Secretary-General Motegi, who is aiming to become prime minister and party president, is the most reluctant to dissolve the factions.

The LDP has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that some of its factions, including the largest one formerly led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, neglected to report portions of ...