#hiroshigeseko — Public Fediverse posts

Beleaguered Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba continues to face pressure to resign from his usual political rivals within the Liberal Democratic Party. Do they have what it takes to make it happen? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/politics/ldp-conservatives-against-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #yasutakanakasone #toshimitsumotegi #hiroshigeseko

About 60% of candidates involved in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "slush fund" scandal lost in the election of the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/28/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-slush-fund-scandal-loss/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #politicalfunds #koichihagiuda #yasutoshinishimura #hakubunshimomura #hiroshigeseko

Former LDP member Hiroshige Seko's decision to seek a Lower House seat as an independent candidate in Wakayama — taking on the son of party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai — has bewildered constituents and catapulted his district into the national spotlight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/25/japan/politics/seko-nikai-ldp-wakayama/ #japan #politics #ldp #2024lowerhouseelection #hiroshigeseko #nobuyasunikai #toshihironikai #cdp #jcp #shinzoabe #wakayama

The third son of Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai plans to follow in his father’s footsteps by running in the next Lower House election — a decision with larger implications for the LDP. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/politics/nikai-son-lower-house/ #japan #politics #toshihironikai #ldp #nobuyasunikai #wakayama #hiroshigeseko

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s punitive actions toward 39 Liberal Democratic Party members caught up in a slush funds scandal was about finding scapegoats and shoring up potential allies for key elections later this month and beyond, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/ldp-punishments-analysis/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #koichihagiuda #toshimitsumotegi #hiroshigeseko #fumiokishida #toshihironikai

Two veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of the Abe faction were subject to an official recommendation Thursday to leave the party, as it scrambles to reach an internal resolution to a recent slush-fund scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/politics/ldp-punishment-shionoya-seko/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #toshimitsumotegi #ryushionoya #hiroshigeseko

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering punishing scandal-tainted members of his LDP by recommending that they leave the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-members-punishment/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #yasutoshinishimura #hiroshigeseko

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering imposing severe punishments on four of its senior members over their involvement in a political funds scandal, with non-endorsement in elections among the possible penalties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/politics/ldp-eyes-punishing-four/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #ryushionoya #hakubunshimomura #yasutoshinishimura #hiroshigeseko

Despite the testimony of three members of the faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the circumstances behind the group's decision to continue a kickback scheme after his death in 2022 remain opaque. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/politics/upper-house-ethics-committee/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #hiroshigeseko #seikohashimoto #shojinishida #renho #cdp

A year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot to death during a stump speech in Nara Prefecture, parties at both ends of the political spectrum are still grappling with his multifaceted legacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/07/national/politics-diplomacy/shinzo-abe-political-legacy/?utm_content=bufferc35b4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #banrikaieda #hiroshigeseko

With former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gone, the LDP faction he once headed has shifted to group leadership — with some noticeable cracks present. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-group-leadership-abe-faction-cracks/?utm_content=buffer6b7a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #hiroshigeseko #yasutoshinishimura

Members of the biggest faction of the ruling LDP have been intensifying efforts to select their new leader, a position that's been unoccupied since the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/01/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-faction-next-leader/?utm_content=buffer5ce87&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #factions #hiroshigeseko #yasutoshinishimura