The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) formally signed a coalition agreement on Oct. 20, marking the final step toward creating a joint administration ...

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration gave senior vice minister or parliamentary secretary posts to seven lawmakers implicated in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s fund-raising scandal, ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Japan Innovation Party (JIP), on Wednesday agreed to establish a joint conference to coordinate policies. The agreement is designed ...

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session in the lower house of the Diet, in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 21, 2025. Reporter Despite a rocky ascent, hardline ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned en masse Tuesday morning. The development marked Komeito’s departure from the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling ...

This combined photo shows Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura, left, and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first female prime minister, ...

Japan has elected its first female prime minister, Ms Sanae Takaichi. The 64-year-old clinched 237 votes in Japan's Lower House, with backing from a new coalition partner. Ms Takaichi also prevailed ...

In the development of large-scale quantum processors, material improvements yield rapid progress because they can be readily translated to many devices and platforms. This work shows that, if they are ...