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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set for a rule change that may allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to remain in office until after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Official campaigning kicked off Oct. 11 for two Lower House by-elections that could determine whether the Abe administration can maintain its momentum and if opposition parties will continue their election cooperation.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, appointing a new defence minister with a history of hawkish views, in the third reshuffle since he returned as premier in December 2012.
Japan's top government spokesman said Monday that any punishment for new Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike's defiance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) would primarily lie with the party's Tokyo chapter.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), fresh from a landslide win in Sunday's Upper House election, is reported to be planning to start talks on revising Japan's post-war Constitution later this year.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will regain majority in the upper house of the parliament for the first time in 27 years, after an independent lawmaker submitted the application to join the party, the party said Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent statement regarding his eagerness to amend the nation's constitution while he is in office, drew flak Thursday from a senior lawmaker from within the ruling coalition.
The ruling parties of China and Japan met for the first time in six years Thursday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to reshuffle his cabinet and top executives of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday, while key government ministers and the top five LDP executives are likely to retain their posts.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) chief without a vote as nobody filed candidacy for the presidential election set for Sept. 20, local media reported Tuesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he will make a quick decision on the lineup of his new cabinet after Sunday's election, which saw a landslide victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its small Komeito partner.
Official campaigning for Japan's general election kicked off Tuesday, with over 1,180 candidates running for the 475-seat House of Representatives, or the lower house, in the country's bicameral parliament, but the result may disappoint voters as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may secure an unpopular victory due to a divided opposition camp and a twisted electoral system.
Japan's DPJ unveils Japan's main opposition party unveiled Monday its manifesto for the upcoming general election, with focus being put on challenging "Abenomics" and retracting a cabinet bill granted exercise of rights to collective self-defense.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday carried out cabinet reshuffle for the first time since the previous one was launched in December 2012 and prioritized the subject of revitalizing Japan's economy.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time since retaking the nation's helm in December 2012 and ushered in no less than twelve new faces, including five female ministers in his new-look 18-member lineup.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) came under fire Friday as one of its lower house lawmakers admitted making sexist remarks to a female Diet member during a committee hearing in April.
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