“In the face of crises you may encounter in the future, it will not be enough to merely look right and left and choose the middle...
Conservatives, the LDP’s bedrock of support, expect Kishida to tackle the difficult issues Abe was passionate about: the abductions and constitutional reform.
What’s keeping Prime Minister Kishida and the Liberal Democratic Party from expressly condemning China’s human rights violations?
Voters gave fewer seats to the Japan Communist Party, which wants to dissolve the imperial system, the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
The new LDP president won a decisive victory in a four-way race for the job and a strong chance to lead the country following the election...
The winner in the election for Liberal Democratic Party will also lead the nation. Here’s how they would continue or change Japan.
Sex scandals and corruption allegations have led to a shift from left to right but candidates on both sides claimed their opponents were “too pro-Japan”.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, which saw Yoshihide Suga elected in a landslide victory of 377 votes out of 534, took place in Tokyo...
What happens in China is becoming more relevant than ever to Japan. First, it was the coronavirus epidemic. Then it was armed Chinese vessels intruding...
Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito won majority of the seats in the House of Councillors on Sunday, July 21,...
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Mizuki Okada interviewed a veteran lawmaker of the House of Representatives and opposition party member Shu Watanabe...
“Dolphins!” Out went the cry, and the coiffed men lined up on the beach perked up and peered eagerly out into the Pacific, their tailored...
