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Japan Elections: Ruling LDP loses majority in lower house exacerbating cha
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The results followed a deepening distrust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to a slush funds scandal, indicating a shift in the support that enabled it to return to power in 2012.
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Polling begins for Japan's lower house in crucial test for new PM Shigeru
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The election is a battle for a stable majority in Japan's lower house with all the focus on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc -- which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war period -- which is in the contest under new leadership following the resignation of Fumio Kishida.
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Japan: Man crashes van into PM Office, throws cocktails at ruling party he
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Tokyo metropolitan police department said there were no reports of injuries but a police vehicle was partially burned after the man threw around five objects near the LDP headquarters.
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Know about Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to be Japan's new Prime Minister
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Shigeru Ishiba, a former minister of defence, made four unsuccessful attempts in securing the post of a party leader.
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida steps away from contesting next election
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Kishida lauded the achievements of his government saying that they had promoted wage increases and investment to put an end to 30 years of deflation.
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Putin returns as President with 87.17 pc votes, sets priorities for new te
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin won the presidential elections, receiving 87.17 per cent of the votes based on the result of processing 70 per cent of the electoral protocols, Russia-based TASS reported, citing data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
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EAM Jaishankar, Secy-General of Liberal Democratic Party discuss ways to s
Updated : 2 years ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Toshimitsu Motegi, on Friday and held a fruitful conversation on ways to strengthen ties in an uncertain world.
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Taiwanese Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan visits Japan, meets Liberal Democrat
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During the talks on Wednesday, Cheng Wen-tsan said that Japan and Taiwan had a very close economic and trade relationship.
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Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle Cabinet amid Taiwan, inflation concerns
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, announced on Saturday that he will likely reshuffle his Cabinet the next week to address a variety of issues including heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, increasing inflation and the war in Ukraine.
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Japan's ruling party LDP wins majority in polls held after Shinzo Abe's as
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI): In an election held just two days after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito coalition secured 76 seats and retained the majority in the Upper House elections, local media reported.<
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Japan's Motegi to resign as Foreign Chief to take 2nd top post in ruling p
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will resign to take the post of secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), replacing Akira Amari, national media reported on Monday.
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Japanese Prime Minister calls election victory 'big deal'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who also heads the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said that his party's election victory in the parliament's lower house is a "big deal."
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