TOKYO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially launched its leadership election campaign on Monday, with five candidates expected to register their bids.

Recent polls by Kyodo News also suggest that Shinjiro Koizumi and former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi are frontrunners, ahead of other contenders including Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is running for LDP leadership, aiming to revitalize the party and boost the economy. He ...

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party has opened official campaigning to replace its leader, outgoing Prime Minister ...

Whither Japan aims to convey a Japanese perspective on how Japan is addressing its problems. But sometimes a foreign view is edifying. A recently published World Trade Organization (WTO) study of ...

TOKYO: The leadership contest for Japan's ruling party kicked off on Monday (Sep 22), with five candidates vying to become ...

From this Thursday the 11 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement--the United States and Japan most important among them--will meet again in Brunei. This session, ...

Beyond research, the agreement provides for joint initiatives in extension services, exhibitions, farm clinics, and policy ...

Thang praised Japan as a strategic partner, not only for its capital and technology but also for management experience ...

Takaichi is a hardline conservative in her 60s who has cited the late UK leader Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration. She has held a wide portfolio of senior government roles over her 32-year career, ...