Several of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's predecessors too had given gifts or vouchers to lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party while they were in office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/politics/pm-kishida-gift-vouchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshihidesuga
A high-level Japanese group, including a former prime minister, has reportedly drawn up plans for Elon Musk's Tesla to invest in Nissan following the collapse of its merger talks with Honda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/21/companies/tesla-nissan-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elonmusk #tesla #nissan #honda #carmakers #tech #yoshihidesuga #investments
Japan aims to take its alliance with the United States to a higher level after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday in Washington with Sen. William Hagerty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/09/japan/politics/suga-alliance-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #us #senwilliamhagerty #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations
Will Shigeru Ishiba become Japan's shortest-lived prime minister? His decision to call a snap election has been disastrous for his party, now left to pick up the pieces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/28/japan/ldp-postmortem-general-election/ #commentary #japan #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #shinjirokoizumi #komeito #nipponishinnokai #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba announced his party leadership lineup Monday, entrusting veterans in key positions as he struggles to unite a deeply divided party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/30/japan/politics/ldp-leadership-executive/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shunichisuzuki #hiroshimoriya #itsunorionodera #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #taroaso #yoshihidesuga #fumiokishida #tetsushisakamoto
Good looks, a knack for public speaking and an illustrious surname: Shinjiro Koizumi has it all, and he's looking to take advantage of it ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential vote this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/23/japan/politics/koizumi-buzz/ #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #yoshihidesuga #politicalfunds
Nine candidates are running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, but it’s three LDP veterans acting as behind-the-scenes kingmakers whose decisions will heavily influence the result. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/japan/politics/ldp-kingmakers/ #japan #politics #ldp #yoshihidesuga #taroaso #fumiokishida
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has promised to call a snap election as soon as possible if he is chosen as the Liberal Democratic Party’s next leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/06/japan/politics/shinjiro-koizumi-ldp-presidency/ #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #yoshihidesuga
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen as likely to support former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/japan/politics/japan-suga-ldp-race-koizumi/ #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #ldp
Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday that he will announce possibly this week his candidacy in the party's presidential election in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/18/japan/politics/ishiba-to-announce-candidacy-soon/ #japan #politics #ldp #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #taroaso #shigeruishiba #yoshihidesuga
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision not to run in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race next month came as a result of poor poll numbers and deepening friction with party veterans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/15/japan/politics/kishida-out-analysis/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #taroaso #yoshihidesuga #yoshiromori #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #shinzoabe #ldp #diet
Unpopularity plagues Biden in the U.S. and Kishida in Japan, with both leaders facing an uphill battle to stay at the helm of their respective parties and countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/07/08/japan/fumio-kishida-ldp-leadership-problems/ #commentary #japan #ldp #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #tarokono #taroaso #yokokamikawa #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #us #joebiden #democrats
Despite low public approval ratings and discontent in the LDP, all is not lost for the prime minister if the summer is kind to him and he plays his cards right. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/07/05/fumio-kishida-prime-minister-survival/ #editorials #ldp #fumiokishida #diet #cabinet #yoshihidesuga #taroaso #tarokono #shigeruishiba #politicalfunds
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met at a restaurant in Tokyo on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/politics/japan-ldp-suga-ishiba-meet/ #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #yoshihidesuga #ldp #fumiokishida
With three months to go until the Liberal Democratic Party chooses a new leader, pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from within his own party to not seek another term as party president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/24/japan/politics/pressure-on-kishida/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #yoshihidesuga #ldp
With the close of parliament on Sunday, attention is turning to what Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will do in the summer months as potential rivals rally support ahead of September’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/21/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-presidential-election/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #taroaso #toshimitsumotegi #yoshihidesuga #tarokono #ldp
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will be one of key players in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coming leadership race as a candidate backed by him could draw broad support from nonmainstream members of the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/11/japan/politics/japan-ldp-suga-key-player/ #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #ldp #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to inspect progress on the release of tritium-containing treated water from the plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/japan-ex-pm-visits-fukushima-no-1-plant/ #japan #yoshihidesuga #fukushimano1 #ldp
Faced with soaring calls for more transparency in political funding amid an ongoing high-profile scandal, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has turned to discussions over a potential dissolution of intraparty factions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/17/japan/politics/ldp-faction-debate/?utm_content=buffer1b6bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #taroaso #yoshihidesuga #corruption
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has started discussions to review rules for making the handling of political funds by its factions more transparent, in the wake of an ongoing scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/12/japan/politics/ldp-reform-panel-first-meeting/?utm_content=buffer94262&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #taroaso #yoshihidesuga
