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Koizumi Joins LDP Leadership Race as Takaichi Unveils Big-Spending Platform

The Oct. 4 party vote will pick Ishiba’s successor without guaranteeing the prime ministership.

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LDP Leadership Race Takes Shape as Kobayashi Enters and Motegi Backs Gradual BOJ Shift

Ishiba Weighs World War II Message at U.N. Before Stepping Down

Japan’s Ishiba Resigns, Setting Up October LDP Vote for Next Prime Minister

Ishiba Resigns as LDP Leader, Setting Off Emergency Contest for Japan’s Next Prime Minister

LDP Lawmakers to Vote Monday on Early Leadership Race That Could Unseat Ishiba

Ishiba Resists Calls to Quit as LDP No. 2 Offers to Resign and Push Builds for Early Leadership Vote

LDP Loyalist Akazawa Vows to Sponsor Ishiba in Possible Early Leadership Race

LDP Launches Confirmation Procedures to Fast-Track Leadership Election

Ishiba Reaffirms Leadership as LDP Weighs Early Presidential Vote

LDP’s Ken Saito Urges BOJ to Pause Rate Hikes Over US Tariffs

Ishiba Fends Off Leadership Challenge in Rare Full LDP Caucus

Right-Wing Populist Sanseito Strips Ruling Coalition of Upper House Majority

Ishiba Resists Calls to Quit; LDP Factions Seek Leadership Vote

Ishiba Confronts Rising Calls to Quit Following Senate Loss

Ishiba Faces Leadership Challenge After Coalition Loses Upper House Majority

Japan’s LDP-Komeito Coalition Loses Majority in Both Houses

LDP-Komeito Falls Below Majority as Sanseitō Surge Reshapes Upper House

Japan’s Ruling Coalition Loses Upper House Majority for First Time Since WWII

Ishiba’s Coalition Loses Upper House Majority, Governs as Minority in Both Chambers