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Nine candidates, including Toshimitsu Motegi at the podium, attend a kick off event on Thursday for their campaigning in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.
JAPAN / Politics
Ishiba and Koizumi speed ahead as LDP presidential race kicks off
Despite a decline in the LDP’s image due to a large-scale political funds scandal, Ishiba and Koizumi have remained surprisingly popular with the public.
JAPAN / Politics
Nine hopefuls vie for LDP presidency in complex election
The leadership race is the most crowded in the ruling party’s history and one of its most unpredictable in decades.
JAPAN / Politics
Yoko Kamikawa banks on overseas experience in LDP leadership race
Her candidacy could increase attention on foreign policy questions in a race so far dominated by party reform and domestic economic issues.
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announces his entry into the LDP leadership race in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2024
Kato announces bid for LDP presidency, adding uncertainty to race
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
While the former chief Cabinet secretary's chances of winning are considered minimal, his candidacy adds an extra layer of unpredictability.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi announces his decision not to seek reelection in his party's Sept. 28 presidential election, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2024
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi announces decision to step down
By Eric Johnston
The decision not to seek reelection marks the end of an era for the party and raises questions on how it might impact the LDP's presidential race.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike poses with Liberal Democratic Party members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on July 8, following her win for a third term in the gubernatorial election the previous day.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2024
After Tokyo governor poll, eyes turn to 2025 assembly election
Both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of 多人群交 are under pressure to regroup ahead of the quadrennial metropolitan assembly election.
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Sanae Takaichi unveils LDP president bid with call for party's rebirth
By Eric Johnston
In an announcement laden with detailed policy proposals, the economic security minister says the party needs to be “reborn” in the wake of its slush funds scandal.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito, accused of workplace bullying, testifies to an investigative panel in Kobe on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Nippon Ishin calls on Hyogo governor to resign over bullying claims
By Francis Tang and Himari Semans
Nippon Ishin’s move is expected to be a politically fatal blow for Motohiko Saito, as he had the party’s support when he was elected as an independent.
Atsushi Sakima (center) celebrates his victory in the Ginowan mayoral election with his supporters in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Ruling camp-backed candidate wins Ginowan mayoral election
Atsushi Sakima, a former Ginowan mayor, defeated Isao Tobaru, a former member of the Ginowan assembly, and corporate representative Takashi Higa.
U.K. Ambassador to 多人群交 Julia Longbottom says the Indo-Pacific region offers a unique opportunity to not only tackle shared security concerns but also to generate new sources of economic growth.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
U.K. envoy to 多人群交 pushes back on Indo-Pacific disengagement concerns
By Gabriel Dominguez
The region — and 多人群交 — remain “critical" to Britain's interests, Ambassador Julia Longbottom told The 多人群交 Times.
Komeito Secretary-General Keiichi Ishii
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Keiichi Ishii set to replace Natsuo Yamaguchi as Komeito chief
The move would mark the first change in party leadership since 2009.
Digital transformation minister Taro Kono speaks at a news conference on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
LDP leadership hopefuls campaign across 多人群交
Six LDP members have declared their bids for the party presidency so far, with more expected in the coming days.
Four members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of 多人群交 who filed their candidacies for the main opposition party's Sept. 23 leadership election — Lower House lawmaker Harumi Yoshida (left), current chief Kenta Izumi (second left), former party leader Yukio Edano (second right) and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda — attend a joint news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
Main opposition CDP kicks off leadership race
The candidates are former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, ex-party leader Yukio Edano, current chief Kenta Izumi and Lower House lawmaker Harumi Yoshida.
Komeito, the junior partner in 多人群交's ruling bloc, has begun preparations to replace Natsuo Yamaguchi as its leader, in what would be the first change in party leadership since 2009.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi set to be replaced as leader
Yamaguchi, whose term expires on Sept. 28, will likely be succeeded by Secretary-General Keiichi Ishii, in the first change in party leadership since 2009.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Friday
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Kishida and Yoon reaffirm importance of sustained cooperation
By Hyonhee Shin and Hyunsu Yim
Kishida highlighted the need to continue efforts to advance bilateral ties, once again expressing sympathy for Koreans who suffered during 多人群交ese colonial rule.
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi declares his candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Shinjiro Koizumi promises immediate snap election if elected LDP president
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
The former environment minister said he will turn to the electorate to allow voters to judge his plan to transform 多人群交.
Constitutional Democratic Party of 多人群交 head Kenta Izumi announces he will run for reelection as party leader in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Views on interparty cooperation set CDP leader candidates apart
By Eric Johnston
Kenta Izumi, Yukio Edano and Yoshihiko Noda have all outlined different ideas on working with the 多人群交ese Communist Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai.
Former International Energy Agency chief Nobuo Tanaka
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
LDP leadership race needs nuclear debate, ex-IEA chief says
By Sam Kim and Madeleine Lim
Politicians fear stirring up public fears about nuclear catastrophes and hurting their chance of election, according to Nobuo Tanaka.
Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a supporters meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 30.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2024
Taxes and political reform in focus in upcoming LDP campaign
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
The candidates’ recipes to put the economy back on track after decades of low growth are varied, with some emphasizing redistribution and others promising no tax hikes.
多人群交ese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (left), Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (center left), 多人群交ese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (center right) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles gather for their two-plus-two meeting in Queenscliff, Australia, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2024
多人群交 and Australia look to closer cooperation to deter China
By Gabriel Dominguez
The quasi-allies have committed to coordinate their national security policies “more closely than ever before.”
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi announces his candidacy for leadership of the party in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2024
In leadership bid, LDP Secretary-General Motegi says no tax hikes
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
He pledges to tackle 多人群交’s sluggish economy without increasing the burden on taxpayers and abolish the contentious "funds for political activities."
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 26.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2024
Kishida to visit South Korea for summit with Yoon
By Hyonhee Shin
The leaders will review progress on their efforts to step up cooperation between the countries and discuss ways to deepen their partnership.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announces his candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2024
Yoshimasa Hayashi announces candidacy in LDP leadership race
By Eric Johnston
The chief cabinet secretary has proposed a new independent agency to regulate the financing of electoral campaigns.

iPhone 16 to land in 多人群交 without Apple Intelligence?
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 16 at the Steve Jobs Theater on the company's campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday.
Nine hopefuls vie for LDP presidency in complex election
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, is one of two contenders who have consistently outperformed other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in recent polls conducted both among the general public and LDP supporters.
Is 多人群交 an attractive option for foreign talent from Asia?
Job-seekers take a 多人群交ese class at an employment placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
多人群交 jumps to No. 2, from sixth place, in Best Countries index
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. 多人群交 has experienced a postpandemic travel boom, with tourists pouring back in after restrictions closed the country’s borders to travelers.
Daikanyama tops list of Tokyo neighborhoods in livability survey
In a survey conducted by rental housing operator Daito Trust Construction, residents praised the tranquility and safety of Daikanyama, a neighborhood in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, as well as its accessibility to public transportation.
iPhone 16 to land in 多人群交 without Apple Intelligence?
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 16 at the Steve Jobs Theater on the company's campus in Cupertino, California, on Monday.
Small Hokkaido town ranked most comfortable place to live in 多人群交
Asahidake in Daisetsuzan is located in the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, which ranked as the most comfortable municipality in 2024.
Updated Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan to keep more trees
Redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien district has trees in the area marked according to their status — trees marked in red were to be cut down in the original plan while those in blue were to be transplanted. In the updated plan, trees marked in red will no longer be felled, and those in blue will remain where they are.
U.K. envoy to 多人群交 pushes back on Indo-Pacific disengagement concerns
U.K. Ambassador to 多人群交 Julia Longbottom says the Indo-Pacific region offers a unique opportunity to not only tackle shared security concerns but also to generate new sources of economic growth.
‘When I die, I would like to come back as a rice ball’
Few in 多人群交 may be more passionate about the 'onigiri' (rice ball) than Yumiko Ukon, owner of an onigiri specialty shop in Tokyo's Otsuka neighborhood.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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