The Liberal Democratic Party has instructed its prefectural chapters to prepare lists of candidates seeking party endorsement for an assumed snap Lower House election in February, several sources said.

Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and Komeito have agreed to form a new political party, their leaders said on Thursday, in an attempt to present a united front against a ruling camp that they see as too right-leaning.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may lose many single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives, as the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, the LDP's former coalition partner,

The Liberal Democratic Party, aiming to stabilize its governing base, is stepping up overtures to the opposition Democratic Party for the People to expand the ruling coalition, but the hurdles remain high.

FILE PHOTO: Japanese PM Ishiba holds press conference after G7 Summit, in Calgary TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling LDP party received its lowest score in an opinion poll since returning to power in 2012 in a survey by public broadcaster NHK on Monday ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said. Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition ...

Hardline nationalist leader Sanae Takaichi has won the leadership election for Japan’s ruling party, paving the way for her to become the country’s first woman prime minister. Ms Takaichi, 64, will succeed prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, as their ...