Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "LDP"
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662Election 2024Election 2024: The Winners and Losers
Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority - with difficult negotiations among potential governing partners on the horizon, who are the winners...
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428Election 2024Two key elections chart the U.S.-Japan alliance’s future
Japanese and U.S. voters going to the polls this month won't think much about each other - but both choices will be...
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422Election 2024The End of the “Abe Era”?
With newly appointed leader Ishiba Shigeru facing down strident opposition from the LDP's conservative wing, this week's General Election will be crucial...
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747SocietyLGBT Rights under Ishiba: Status Quo, or New Hope?
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has been far more positive on LGBT rights than any of his LDP predecessors - but activists...
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1.1KElection 2024Japan’s General Election is set for October 27
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has announced his intention to hold a snap general election: here's how that will work and what...
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870PoliticsWho will be Japan’s next Prime Minister?
On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader - who will become Japan's next Prime Minister and lead...
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2.8KPoliticsThe LDP’s Right Wing Tries to Fill the Vacuum Left by Abe
Abe's 2022 assassination left a vacuum that his faction is still struggling to fill - and the outcome will have long-lasting effects...
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3.0KPoliticsAbe’s Assassination One Year Later: An Ambiguous Legacy
Few of Japan's postwar prime ministers were as ambitious or as controversial as Abe Shinzo, but despite his ambition his legacy remains...
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3.2KPoliticsThe LDP and Ishin no Kai – Together at Last?
While the LDP and Ishin may seem to make an ideal pair given their alignment on certain high-profile issues, there's also a...
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3.8KPoliticsCracks in the Machine: The Future of the LDP-Komeito Coalition
Though the junior partner in the coalition, Komeito has been vital in supplying votes for the LDP and bringing it closer to...
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2.5KPoliticsThe LDP’s Looming Crisis
Last year was rough for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio—four Cabinet members resigned one after another like “dominos” and his approval ratings dropped...
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5.3KPoliticsThe Political Implications of Abe’s Assassination
The assassination of former Prime Minister Abe has left several key vacancies in Japan's ruling LDP - and who can fill them...