Japan's Ishin party joins political establishment it vowed to fight

By Kantaro Komiya and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen ...
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Liberal Democratic, Japan Innovation Parties Form Coalition for Takaichi

Takaichi Sanae, head of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Yoshimura Hirofumi, representative of the Japan ...

Japan’s first female premier elected in parliamentary vote

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she ...

Japan’s first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

When is Trump going to Japan? President set to meet with new Japanese prime minister

One of Trump’s stops during his Asia visit is Japan. Here is what you need to know about his visit to the country.

Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?

And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously for the last 30 years, it’s now in a precarious position as it prepares ...

Concern Raised over Proposed Cut in Japan Lower House Seats

Japanese opposition parties are wary of a plan by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) to reduce the number of House of Representatives ...
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Japan's Democratic Party's Shimba reports that the Liberal Democratic Party's Secretary-General has called for a meeting of party leaders

Japan's Democratic Party's Shimba reports that the Liberal Democratic Party's Secretary-General has called for a meeting of ...
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Japan ruling party proposes higher departure tax for int'l travelers

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for hiking the departure tax from the current 1,000 yen ($7) per ...