US EditionJapan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?
The Liberal Democratic Party faces internal divisions and must tackle inflation and demographic decline while competing with rising right-wing parties, amid calls to regain public trust.
- On Saturday the Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader to replace the previous leader, whose resignation last month triggered the leadership race.
- A funding scandal involving undocumented political funds and election setbacks in the past year weakened the coalition amid Japan's demographic crisis and ageing population.
- Sanae Takaichi leads opinion polls as a fiscal expansionist promoting tax cuts and stimulus, while Shinjiro Koizumi offers moderate cost relief and Yoshimasa Hayashi opposes large stimulus.
- Markets are on edge as Japanese markets pull back from record highs and long-term bond yields react, while the new party leader faces rising prices, coalition challenges, and a possible summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The rise of parties like Sanseito has complicated coalition-building, as nationalist leader Sohei Kamiya gains support and Japan's foreign labour force topped more than 3.7 million last year.
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The Batesville Daily GuardJapan's governing party is choosing a new leader Saturday to succeed Ishiba
Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power. Three of the five…
Shrinking nation, growing hostility: Japan’s immigration dilemma
TOKYO: In a busy train station outside of Tokyo, the late afternoon activity is perforated by the voice of Sohei Kamiya, the leader of the Sanseito party, as he stands on an improvised platform, encircled by many supporters with flags and holding placards. His message is blasting and not defensive — Japan and the Japanese should come first. As Kamiya rails against what he calls the “growing foreign influence” in Japan, chants of support erupt. A…
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