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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an LDP meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
May 12, 2026
LDP sees emergence of new political support group for Takaichi
The group is endorsed by both party heavyweights who backed her in last year¡¯s presidential election and those who ran against her.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s executives in Tokyo on Monday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 12, 2026
Are disbanded LDP factions staging a comeback?
Former members of the disbanded factions have been meeting informally since the party¡¯s landslide victory in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.
Taro Aso, head of the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s Aso faction, enters a meeting on Thursday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Feb 20, 2026
LDP¡¯s Aso faction grows to record 60 members
The Aso faction is the only one remaining in the party, after all other factions disbanded in the wake of a high-profile slush fund scandal.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s landslide win gives her power but risks internal strife unless she builds alliances and new party structures to manage rivals within the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s ranks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2026
The trouble with winning big for Takaichi and the LDP
Landslide victories in Japanese politics can conceal fragility within the ruling party.
Taro Aso, vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party and a former prime minister, is the oldest winner in Sunday's Lower House election at 85 years old.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Japan¡¯s Lower House grows younger as the average age of election winners falls
The average age of winners in Sunday¡¯s election was 54.7 years old.
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech in the city of Osaka on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Feb 5, 2026
LDP election cooperation with Komeito during 26-year tie-up ¡®nonsense,¡¯ says Aso
While the parties were in an alliance, the LDP had asked supporters to cast proportional representation votes for Komeito in exchange for Komeito supporters backing LDP candidates.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 1, 2026
Will tailwinds become headwinds for Takaichi in 2026?
This year the prime minister must show the electorate she can meet its expectations, with steady leadership and tangible answers to the country¡¯s challenges.
While media polls show a high support rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Cabinet, the support for the LDP is not as great, meaning there¡¯s no guarantee of a coattail effect if a snap poll is called.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2025
Will Takaichi bank on her high approval ratings to call a snap election?
Calling a snap vote ahead of next year¡¯s parliamentary session could bring great rewards for the prime minister and her party, but the risks may outweigh them.
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 7, 2025
Takaichi¡¯s leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The new lineup also reflects her desire to reward allies of the party¡¯s former Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi and former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi.
Sanae Takaichi (left), newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025
DPP emerges as most likely candidate to help LDP¡¯s ruling coalition
With personal ties between their executives and policy proximity, the Democratic Party for the People seems the likeliest to help the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 6, 2025
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso¡¯s growing influence
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso¡¯s influence in the Liberal Democratic Party under the newly elected Sanae Takaichi is becoming increasingly more evident.
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2025
How Takaichi won the LDP¡¯s leadership race
A split of moderate votes in the first round and the support of an LDP kingmaker helped propel the former economic security minister to a historic victory.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi touts his own "experience and achievement" during the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election candidate debate at Nihon Kisha Club in Tokyo on September 24.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2025
Japan¡¯s ¡®Mr. 119¡¯ might be facing his biggest challenge yet
Time is running out for Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi to convince colleagues in the Liberal Democratic Party that he is best suited to lead them.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo on Friday, Aug. 29
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2025
Darkest hour for Ishiba amid pressure to quit and executive resignations
An offer by the secretary-general to resign after the party¡¯s poor performance in a recent election has prompted Ishiba¡¯s LDP leadership team to call time on the administration.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, walks past a poster after meeting with party executives at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 24, 2025
Political turmoil continues as Ishiba¡¯s fate hangs in the balance
While there are demands for the ruling party¡¯s leadership to resign, the weakening of past factional ties makes it hard for those opposing the prime minister to join forces.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko visit the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum in Itoman on June 4.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2025
Parties are still arguing about the rules on imperial succession
Allowing female members to remain royalty after marriage, starting a maternal lineage, adoptions ¡ª there are a slew of ideas but a shortage of answers.
Aso serves as the head of the LDP's task force on Japan¡¯s Indo-Pacific strategy.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 14, 2025
Conservative heavyweights join forces in LDP panel on Indo-Pacific
The panel has prompted speculation it could serve as an occasion to coalesce support against the government in the upcoming months.
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei in August 2023.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 9, 2024
Former PM Taro Aso calls Taiwan a ¡®country¡¯ ¡ª much to China¡¯s chagrin
Tuesday¡¯s remarks were not the first time Aso has sounded off about Taiwan and how a conflict over the island would represent an emergency for Japan.
LDP policy chief Itsunori Onodera, Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama, Vice President Yoshihide Suga, Shunichi Suzuki, chairman of the general affairs council, and Shinjiro Koizumi, chairman of the election committee, at the party's headquarters on Monday
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Ishiba announces new leadership lineup ahead of general election
The appointments seem to reflect Ishiba¡¯s desire to maintain internal party harmony ahead of a general election and reward those who have supported him.
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba reacts during a news conference ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election in Tokyo on Sept. 6.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2024
Why is Shigeru Ishiba so unpopular among his LDP peers?
The former defense minister is highly regarded among the public and local chapters of the ruling party, but it¡¯s a different story when it comes to LDP lawmakers.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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