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The Japanese government and ruling parties have begun seriously studying the feasibility of sending Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/25/japan/sdf-consider-minesweepers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #sanaetakaichi #middleeast #iran #us #takayukikobayashi #defense

Political parties on Saturday began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming Lower House election, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/parties-gear-up-lower-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #tetsuosaito

Political parties on Saturday began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming Lower House election, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/parties-gear-up-lower-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #tetsuosaito

Political parties on Saturday began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming Lower House election, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/parties-gear-up-lower-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #tetsuosaito

Political parties on Saturday began gearing up in earnest for the upcoming Lower House election, a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/parties-gear-up-lower-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #tetsuosaito

Takayuki Kobayashi said in a television program on Sunday that Japan should work on making its economic structure self-reliant, advocating for breaking away from dependence on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/japan/politics/japans-economic-independence-from-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #chineseeconomy #trade #ldp #sanaetakaichi #taiwan

In her first weeks as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi unified the LDP, formed a new conservative coalition, advanced Japan’s defense and trade agendas and secured strong public support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/30/japan/four-questions-for-takaichi-after-one-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #satsukikatayama #hirofumiyoshimura #fumitakefujita #donaldtrump #ldp #komeito #jip #dpp #sanseito

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/ldp-economic-measures-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #inflation #japaneseeconomy

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Japan Innovation Party, have agreed to establish a joint conference to coordinate policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/politics/ldp-jip-joint-policy-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #takayukikobayashi

The LDP is ramping up steps to loosen strict rules on exporting lethal defense equipment, the party’s policy chief said, as Japan looks to create a more favorable security environment and bolster its defense industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/japan-defense-exports-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #takayukikobayashi #nipponishin #ldp #sdf

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi’s new party leadership lineup places former Prime Minister Taro Aso as vice president while excluding rival farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/politics/takaichi-leadership-lineup-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taroaso #ldp #shunichisuzuki #takayukikobayashi #harukoarimura #toshimitsumotegi

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister as the ruling LDP turns to her conservative leadership to restore stability amid internal division, economic pressure and strained U.S. relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/05/japan/is-takaichi-japans-thatcher-or-truss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

The Liberal Democratic Party is electing a new president on Saturday to unify the divided party and, in all likelihood, steer a minority government as Japan’s next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/japan/politics/ldp-election-voting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

The ruling LDP faces a critical election with candidates offering little change, struggling to regain traditional support and confronting a political landscape that has shifted dramatically in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/02/japan/ldp-not-likely-to-change-with-new-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi

For Komeito, the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Saturday could prove to be a turning point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/komeito-ldp-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #nipponishinnokai #dpp

Foreign policy experience aside, the next prime minister will have to deal with the U.S. president’s “quirks” in the practice of diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/01/japan/trump-effect-on-the-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

As the Liberal Democratic Party gears up for Saturday’s presidential vote, two candidates are going head-to-head for the top spot in media polls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/whos-leading-ldp-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi

Only two of the five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election own stock despite a government push for more people to invest in Japan’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/ldp-candidates-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #stocks #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba

Japan’s Would-Be Leaders Ignore the Call to Invest in Stocks

The two frontrunners in the race to head Japan’s ruling party have shunned the government’s push for more people to invest in the nation’s stock market. Neither…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1381727/japans-would-be-leaders-ignore-the-call-to-invest-in-stocks/

Japan’s Would-Be Leaders Ignore the Call to Invest in Stocks

The two frontrunners in the race to head Japan’s ruling party have shunned the government’s push for more people to invest in the nation’s stock market. Neither…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #agriculture #DemocraticParty #government #JapanTopics #liberal #markets #MITSUI&COLTD #news #SavingsAccounts #ShinjiroKoizumi #stocks #takayukikobayashi #world
https://www.alojapan.com/1381727/japans-would-be-leaders-ignore-the-call-to-invest-in-stocks/

Japan’s Would-Be Leaders Ignore the Call to Invest in Stocks https://www.byteseu.com/1408613/ #Agriculture #DemocraticParty #Government #Japan #Liberal #Markets #Mitsui&CoLtd #SavingsAccounts #ShinjiroKoizumi #stocks #TakayukiKobayashi #World

As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party shifts left, influenced by liberal powerbrokers, its conservative wing weakens, internal rifts widen and weak leadership contenders risk fracturing the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/japan/the-last-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takayukikobayashi #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #diet #yoshimasahayashi #cdp #dpp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the go-to problem solver in Japan's political center, might be facing his biggest challenge yet: convincing colleagues in the ruling party that he is best suited to lead them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/politics/ldp-hayashi-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #taroaso #shigeruishiba

On defense and foreign policy, the five candidates vying to be the LDP's next president largely align. But the nuanced differences they do have could mean significantly distinct policies depending on who is elected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/ldp-leadership-race-candidates-foreign-defense-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #defense #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #budgets #china #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

LDP Showdown: Who Will Shape Japan’s Next Chapter?

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its next leader on October 4, setting the course not only for the rul…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1379354/ldp-showdown-who-will-shape-japans-next-chapter/

LDP Showdown: Who Will Shape Japan’s Next Chapter?

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its next leader on October 4, setting the course not only for the rul…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews ##visitjapanjp #constitutionalamendment #danielmanning #inflation #japanesepolitics #LDP #leadershipelection #news #SanaeTakaichi #separatesurnames #ShinjiroKoizumi #takayukikobayashi #toshimitsumotegi #wages #yoshimasahayashi
https://www.alojapan.com/1379354/ldp-showdown-who-will-shape-japans-next-chapter/

https://www.alojapan.com/1379354/ldp-showdown-who-will-shape-japans-next-chapter/ LDP Showdown: Who Will Shape Japan’s Next Chapter? ##visitjapanjp #ConstitutionalAmendment #DanielManning #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanesePolitics #LDP #LeadershipElection #news #SanaeTakaichi #SeparateSurnames #ShinjiroKoizumi #TakayukiKobayashi #ToshimitsuMotegi #wages #YoshimasaHayashi The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its next leader on October 4, setting the course not only for the ruling party but also for Japan

https://www.alojapan.com/1379354/ldp-showdown-who-will-shape-japans-next-chapter/ LDP Showdown: Who Will Shape Japan’s Next Chapter? ##visitjapanjp #ConstitutionalAmendment #DanielManning #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanesePolitics #LDP #LeadershipElection #news #SanaeTakaichi #SeparateSurnames #ShinjiroKoizumi #TakayukiKobayashi #ToshimitsuMotegi #wages #YoshimasaHayashi The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its next leader on October 4, setting the course not only for the ruling party but also for Japan

All five Liberal Democratic Party candidates have taken a hard-line stance on immigration-related issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/foreigners-policy-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignworkers #immigration #shigeruishiba #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

LDP leadership candidates are courting conservative opposition parties as factions realign and policy shifts unfold ahead of the Oct. 4 vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/japan/ldp-hopefuls-go-on-speed-dating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito

Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has the lead in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race when it comes to support from fellow lawmakers in the party, a survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/koizumi-leads-in-support-from-ldp-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #surveys

Will a newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president follow predecessors, dissolving the Lower House and calling a snap general election soon after clinching the country’s top leadership role? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/dissolutionldp-diet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida

Relative newcomer or political veteran? The Liberal Democratic Party faces two broad choices for president on Oct. 4. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/youth-vs-experience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

Candidates vying to become prime minister are offering platitudes in place of proposals. It’s time to present some vision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/24/japan/the-ldps-identity-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates are moving closer to the opposition on some economic issues as the ruling coalition's loss of the majority changes legislative dynamics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/24/economy/ldp-cadidates-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #inflation #dpp

In one televised debate after another, Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates are failing to differentiate themselves from each other on policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/politics/ldp-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates used their first joint news conference Tuesday to share their vision for reforming the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/ldp-candidates-unity-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

Comprising political veterans and younger figures emphasizing the need for a generational change, five candidates have officially begun their campaigns to become the next Liberal Democratic Party president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/politics/ldp-curtain-raiser/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election has five candidates eyeing the party’s — and Japan’s — top post. Here is a brief outline of their backgrounds and policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/japan/politics/ldp-candidates-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi

The ruling LDP's closely watched leadership race is set to be announced Monday, kicking off the 12-day official election campaign period ahead of the Oct. 4 voting by party lawmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/21/japan/politics/ldp-race-to-start-monday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi

Japan’s next leader will need decisiveness, courage and a clear conservative vision, yet the leading candidates show varying degrees of pedigree, conviction and capacity to lead effectively. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/19/japan/ldp-candidates-through-a-conservative-lens/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida

Polls suggest a Koizumi–Takaichi showdown for LDP leadership, but internal powerbrokers may push aside veteran candidates to engineer a youth-versus-youth race between Koizumi and Kobayashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/18/japan/whiteboarding-the-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida

Will a right-wing leader emerge from the LDP presidential election? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/politics/ldp-conservatives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #fumiokishida #tetsuosaito #komeito

The Liberal Democratic Party will pick its next leader through a full-scale vote, a process that is likely to favor some more than others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/politics/presidential-election-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama says he intends to resign from his post to take responsibility for the party’s Upper House election losses in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/politics/ldp-election-assessment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #hiroshimoriyama #shigeruishiba #takayukikobayashi #2025upperhouseelection

A revamp of an inactive Liberal Democratic Party panel on Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy was a golden opportunity to bring together some of the conservative voices most critical of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's conduct. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/politics/new-ldp-panel-on-the-indo-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taroaso #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #shigeruishiba #takayukikobayashi