The Liberal Democratic Party's defeat in a House of Representatives by-election in Shimane, dubbed as a "conservative kingdom," is set to make it more difficult for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to retain his leadership post. Sunday's outcome underscored that Kishida, called a lame duck by some critics, has already…
The Liberal Democratic Party's defeat in a House of Representatives by-election in Shimane, dubbed as a "conservative kingdom," is set to make it more difficult for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishi
Plagued by an unfolding political fundraising scandal that has engulfed several factions of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the future of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in doubt for 2024, the year its leadership race is to be held.
A year after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the vacancy in the top position of the ruling party's biggest faction, previously held by him, gives an advantage to incumbent premier Fumio Kishida. Such a power vacuum led to a decline in the faction's influence, allowing Kishida…
A year after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the vacancy in the top position of the ruling party's biggest faction, previously held by him, gives an advantage to incumbent premier Fumio Kishida.