Japan's ruling party starts presidential election

Sep 29, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Wednesday started its presidential election, with four candidates, namely Taro Kono, Fumio Kishida,...

Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Takaichi enters race for LDP leadership

Sep 18, 2025

Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi has officially announced her bid for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday,...

Japan's ex-Economic Security Minister Takaichi leads race for LDP presidency as country braces for leadership shift

Sep 13, 2025

Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged as the leading contender to become the next president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

Detained Thai activist death during hunger strike sparks calls for justice reforms

May 15, 2024

Netiporn Sanae-sangkhom, 28, had been detained since January 26 and was on a hunger strike until the end of April.