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Who are the 5 top candidates to succeed Ishiba in Japan?

October 03, 2025 11:52 pm

The new LDP leader and prime minister will need help from either or both of the centre-right opposition groups, the Japan Innovation Party, or Ishin, and the Democratic Party for the People, with which the LDP has collaborated on budget bills.

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Shigeru Ishiba to become Japan’s next Prime Minister: 5 things you need to know

September 27, 2024 7:04 pm

Former Defence Minister Ishiba, 67, has become the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party that has ruled Japan for most of the past seven decades

Japan to push for women's participation after gender gap report

June 21, 2023 5:53 pm

The World Economic Forum report measuring gender parity ranked Japan 125th out of 146 countries this year, down from 116th in last year's report.

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Japan PM candidates deny toning down views on hot-button issues to attract votes

September 18, 2021 6:16 pm

Yoshihide Suga announced he would step down two weeks ago amid sinking approval ratings, triggering the leadership race between the four candidates.

Popular vaccination minister Kono to enter race for Japan's next leader

September 10, 2021 10:19 am

Nearly a third of respondents in a poll conducted by major domestic media last week said the Georgetown University-educated Kono, 58, was the most suitable to succeed Suga.

Japan PM Suga's party ally to step down ahead of election-media

August 31, 2021 10:16 am

Suga's support ratings are at record lows as he failed to capitalise on delivering the Olympics for the country, being hit hard by a fresh wave of coronavirus infections.

Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan

September 08, 2020 4:32 pm

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosihide Suga, 71, had formally submitted his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership last week.

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Who's next? Abe's party maneuvers to pick Japan's next PM

September 01, 2020 6:04 pm

The next prime minister will face a number of challenges, including the ongoing fight against COVID-19, managing the Tokyo Olympics that has been postponed to next summer, setting Japan's security policy in the face of an increasingly assertive China, and dealing with the results of the presidential election in the US.

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Japan PM Abe's ruling bloc set for solid upper house win, says survey

July 15, 2019 9:59 am

Changing the constitution to enshrine the role of Japan's military, known as the Self-Defense Forces, has been a long-held goal for Abe, who has been prime minister and leader of the LDP since 2012.

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Japan PM Shinzo Abe says will raise sales tax "by all means": Nikkei

September 04, 2018 8:30 am

Abe said his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won last year's lower house election with a pledge to use proceeds from the sales tax increase to make Japan's social welfare system more sustainable.