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As Japan flounders, LDP hunts for a new face to lead

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on thin ice. AFP looks at the reasons and at who might instead helm his moribund ...

Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan ...

Ishiba’s last stand? Japan’s LDP in turmoil as Sanseito surge erodes PM’s grip on power

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious ...
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What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...

LDP suffers unprecedented dual-chamber defeat; Ishiba's leadership prospect faces daunting challenge: media

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito lost control of the Upper House in ...

Japan PM Ishiba’s expected exit tips ruling LDP into crisis mode

As rumours swirl of Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation, a leadership contest now looms that risks tearing the Liberal Democratic Party apart.
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Frustration simmers in LDP as Ishiba clings to post after election defeat

The Liberal Democratic Party is expected to have a meeting on July 31 where the key focus will be on whether the party's ...

‘Make Ishiba Go Away’: Japan’s LDP reels after historic defeat

Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ...

Who could replace Japan's Ishiba as leader of the ruling party?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat ...

Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...

Japan’s upper house election result foreshadows political upheavals

The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the ...