How did you react to the recent slush fund scandal over LDP factions’ political fundraising parties? Fujimura: I was surprised. In general society, compliance is a matter of course, but politicians ...
Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control The LDP’s attempt to get the public behind its presidential election ironically calls attention to the disconnect between party and ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Thursday, September 12, marks the official start of the campaign for president of ...
Japan’s efforts to put a stop to controversial political slush funds in the form of an amendment bill has made its way to the Diet for deliberation. But political parties are deeply divided on how ...
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Editorial: Japan's LDP in leadership crisis as PM Ishiba refuses to quit after election defeat
A leader who has lost the public's trust in an election but refuses to take responsibility is nothing short of irresponsible. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a joint meeting of its ...
On Sunday, Japanese voters handed the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, an unmistakable defeat. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves after ...
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