Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Liberal Democratic Party

LDP's Abe faction eyes collective leadership system

Members of the Liberal Democratic Party faction that was led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are considering the establishment of a chair-less ruling council comprising several leading lawmakers. The Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai faction has no clear successor to Abe, who was shot dead on July 8, and some within…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Shooting of Abe may have boosted Cabinet approval rate

The fatal shooting last week of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have favorably affected the approval ratings for the Cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party in the latest Yomiuri Shimbun survey.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida determined to strengthen defense capabilities

After winning an overwhelming victory in Sunday's House of Councillors election, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now must tackle the two difficult issues of drastically strengthening the country's defense capabilities and addressing rising prices.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Shinzo Abe: the disputed legacy of a politician who dominated public life in Japan after WWII

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has shaken the nation to its core. Abe was murdered while making a speech in support of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate in Nara in the run-up to last weekend’s elections – but, based on early reports, the shooting…

The Conversation

PM vows to overcome troubles facing nation

Calling the current situation of rising prices and national security issues one of the most difficult of the postwar period, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday expressed his determination to implement a series of measures.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

LDP takes 63 seats in upper house

The Liberal Democratic Party won 63 seats in Sunday's House of Councillors election, surpassing a majority of the seats that were up for grabs.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan Conservatives Eye Constitutional Revision After Election Win

Political forces supporting a constitutional revision have won two-thirds of seats in the upper house of the parliament.

The News Lens

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Analysis: Japan's dovish Kishida may now take defence mantle of slain mentor Abe

After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have fresh momentum to hike defence spending on a scale beyond the grasp of his slain mentor.

Reuters

Japan shares rise after election, rest of region declines

Asian shares are mostly lower, although Japan’s benchmark rallied after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party garnered a landslide parliamentary election victory

The Independent UK

Shinzo Abe: Japanese voters back party of former PM amid shooting fallout

Exit polls show LDP retaining power with comfortable election victory as country mourns former leader

The Guardian - UK

Japan ruling coalition makes strong election showing

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was set to increase its majority in the upper house with its junior coalition partner in Sunday's election, public broadcaster NHK's exit polls showed.

Reuters

Japan ruling coalition to keep majority in parliamentary vote -exit polls

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to keep a majority in the upper house with its junior coalition partner in Sunday's election, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe: Police admit ‘there were problems with our security’

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may receive a surge of support after the assassination of Japan’s former prime minister

Evening Standard

Japan election: what you need to know

Japan's conservative coalition government was projected to increase its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election, two days after the assassination of dominant politician and power broker Shinzo Abe.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Japan votes for key election in shadow of Abe assassination

Japanese went to the polls Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing Liberal Democratic Party

Reuters

Japan's ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe killing

Japan's conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of dominant politician and power broker Shinzo Abe.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Mourns as Body of Assassinated ex-PM Abe Arrives in Tokyo

A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday from the western Japanese city where he was shot at close range on the campaign trail. The murder of Japan's best-known politician rattled the country and sent shockwaves around the world, particularly given…

WEKU

Shinzo Abe, killed at 67, leaves a storied legacy as Japan's longest-serving premier

The influential prime minister worked to revive the economy with his trademark "Abenomics" and rebuild Japan's role on the global stage. His assassination stunned a nation where gun violence is rare.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed. Here's what the scene was like

Here are photos from the scene when Japan's former leader, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while giving a campaign speech.

The Conversation

Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world

Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the Upper House elections due on Sunday, in the city of Nara in western Japan, when he was shot from behind with an apparently home-made sawn-off…

Reuters

Japan's Shinzo Abe sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agenda

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, launched his "Abenomics" policies to lift the economy out of deflation, beefed up Japan's military and sought to counter China's growing clout in a historic two-term tenure.

France 24

Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe killed in shock campaign attack

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot at a campaign event in the western city of Nara, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled.

The Guardian - AU

From ‘get married’ to getting elected – women a record one-third of candidates in Japan poll

Notoriously sexist, Japanese politics is being shaken up as parties increase female representation at upper house elections

The Independent UK

'Hopeless': Japan's weak opposition no match for ruling LDP

More than a dozen opposition parties are running in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but they are no match for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s behemoth Liberal Democratic Party, which has reigned postwar Japan almost without interruption

Reuters

Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election

(Corrects year of establishment of DPFP to 2020 from 2000 in July 6 story)

1 2 3 4 5

People

Christopher Johnstone

10 stories

Yuichi Yamazaki

10 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Liberal Democratic Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.