The Economist

Japan’s popular new prime minister gambles on a snap election

Parliament will be dissolved on January 23rd and the election will be held on February 8th. That makes it the shortest ...
CNA

‘Woman on a mission’: Japan PM Takaichi bets on popularity and power in snap election, say analysts

Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet currently has strong approval ratings, in contrast to her Liberal Democratic Party, which has ...

Japan’s Takaichi rolls dice on snap election, betting her popularity can save scandal-hit LDP

The PM stakes her future on a February 8 vote, but one expert warns her support may not save a ruling party dogged by funding ...

Japan’s ruling LDP eyeing no consumption tax on food as election looms

Ms Takaichi is expected to dissolve the lower house soon. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Devdiscourse

Sanae Takaichi's Strategic Election Gamble: Can Japan's First Female Premier Revitalize the LDP?

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans a national election on February 8 to bolster her public support and potentially ...

LDP joining chorus of pledges for zero food tax in next election

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering pledging a temporary waiver of the consumption tax on food products during ...

Japan's ruling LDP faces electoral reckoning as Komeito joins forces with CDP

A sense of caution is rising within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after Komeito and the main opposition ...
The Japan Times

LDP to lift election penalty on members involved in slush fund scandal

The LDP will allow these members to be listed on the party’s proportional representation lists while running for constituency ...
The Japan Times

Formation of new party sparks concern in the ruling LDP

LDP lawmakers who won their seats with support from Komeito voters in the last general election could find themselves at a ...

LDP starts process to field candidates for snap election

The Liberal Democratic Party has instructed its prefectural chapters to prepare lists of candidates seeking party endorsement ...

Japan's ruling LDP eyes Lower House dissolution on Jan. 23

A growing number of Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers expect Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to ...
The Diplomat

Is Japan’s New LDP Leader a Victory for the Party Establishment or a Risk?

On Wednesday former Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio became the face of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and effectively Japan’s 100th prime minister after defeating administrative ...