Tag: Liberal Democratic Party
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
TOKYO — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and…
Conservative Takaichi set to be Japan’s first woman PM
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after becoming head of Japan's ruling party, putting her on…
Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan’s first female premier
By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Satoshi SugiyamaTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as…
Japan ruling party picks new leader, likely to become country’s first female Prime Minister
Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her…
Japan’s first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group
TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's…
Japan ruling party picks Sanae Takaichi as new leader
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on…
Japan’s ruling party votes for a new leader, hoping to regain public trust and stay in power
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing party will choose a new leader to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in…
Japan’s ruling party opens leadership race to choose Ishiba’s successor
TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling party opened official campaigning Monday to find…
Japan inflation slows in August, rice price surges ease
Inflation in Japan slowed to 2.7 percent in August due partly to government energy subsidies, official data showed…
Japan’s Farm Minister Koizumi intends to run in LDP presidential race, Sankei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi intends to run in the next Liberal Democratic Party presidential election,…
Japan fiscal dove Takaichi intends to run in LDP leadership race, Kyodo says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, a veteran of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a fiscal dove, has decided…