Japan’s outgoing PM eyes risky final act to blunt hawkish China tilt

Shigeru Ishiba is poised to give an address on Japan’s wartime past that could complicate incoming leader Sanae Takaichi’s ...

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Known for her conservative views, Takaichi opposes same-sex marriage and male-female surname reforms, supports the imperial ...
The Japan Times

CDP proposes DPP head Tamaki as unified opposition PM candidate

The proposal is believed to be aimed at putting a brake on the LDP's intensified outreach to the DPP as a potential coalition ...

Ishiba Plans to Issue Message on WWII around Fri.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has shown his intention to release a statement marking 80 years since the end of World War II around Friday, according to Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of ...
The Japan News

New LDP Leadership Reflects Aso’s Influence; Concerns Mount over Apparent Return to Past

The new Liberal Democratic Party leadership, which launched Tuesday, strongly reflects the will of former Prime Minister Taro ...