Japan’s Real Scandal Is Letting China’s Threat Go Unchallenged
It’s quite clear that Shigeru Ishiba didn’t read the job description when he became Japan’s prime minister. Back in October, ...
Editorial: PM Ishiba should launch fact-finding investigation over LDP gift voucher scandal
Suspicions are growing that past prime ministers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) handed out money and gifts to ...
Nippon.com12h
LDP Faces Headwinds in Tokyo Assembly Election
"We'll definitely face headwinds," because of the scandals, a senior member of the LDP's Tokyo assembly group said. Many view ...
Japan Today22h
Ishiba cabinet support rate dives to 27%; lowest since taking office
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet plunged to 27.6 percent, the lowest since he took ...
EDITORIAL: LDP seemingly doled out gift vouchers as a common practice
It appears to have been customary for successive Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) governments to distribute expensive gift ...
LDP lawmakers elected in 2012 handed coupons from Shinzo Abe
The practice of prime ministers handing out gift vouchers dates back at least more than a decade to a period after Shinzo Abe ...
Dhaka Tribune4d
LDP disagrees with 42 proposals of Consensus Commission
The LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) disagrees with 42 recommendations. Of the 166 questionnaires sent to political parties by ...
Ishiba’s gift scandal sparks ‘volcanic’ public outrage, plunging Japan’s LDP into crisis
The scandal has raised concerns about political ethics ahead of a crucial election, with analysts noting it reflects ...
Japan Today2d
Another LDP lawmaker gives credence to Japan PMs' gift-giving custom
Fresh evidence emerged Friday pointing to a long-standing controversial practice among Japanese premiers from the Liberal Democratic Party of distributing gift certificates to party lawmakers, with a ...
The Business Standard4d
LDP disagrees on 42 of 166 reform proposals with Consensus Commission
The Liberal Democratic Party has disagreed on 42 reform proposals, out of 166, submitted by various reform commissions to the National Consensus Commission. The party's Chairman Oli Ahmed made the ...