Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe is currently the Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Japan. In September, 2006, Abe was elected as the president of the LDP. He has a commanding majority in the lower house, and will likely succeed... [more]

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LDP calls Hatoyama to account

Revelations that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama received ¥900 million from his mother — allegedly as a loan — has put the Democratic Party of Japan on the defensive, as opposition parties, the ex-long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in particular, seek to grill the fledgling administration over the dubious funding. Although many criticize Hatoyama as the heir of a political dynasty who lacks common sense, they also acknowledge he is likely to...

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Whither the LDP withers

The once dominant Liberal Democratic Party has withered so miserably since losing the general election Aug. 30 that it looks as if it could suffer a total collapse or disintegration. Nearly three months after the Democratic Party of Japan unseated the LDP, the new government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama still appears too shaky to garner much voter trust, but even more conspicuous is the LDP's self- inflicted defeatism and its failure to...

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Cabinet's shady fund drained by LDP: Hirano

Two days after the Aug. 30 Lower House election ended decades of power by the Liberal Democratic Party, the LDP-led government withdrew ¥250 million from a controversial Cabinet secret fund, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Friday. The revelation came as the present government led by the Democratic Party of Japan faces pressure to disclose what is dubbed the Cabinet's "kimitsu-hi" (secret fund).

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DPJ, LDP to feint, not fight for time being

A bell will sound Monday to mark the opening of the extraordinary Diet session and the legislative debut of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's administration. But neither the ruling Democratic Party of Japan nor the opposition, which now mainly means the once long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, are likely to come out swinging.

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Japan has also started to revive ties with key regional military powers

http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/japan-defence-and-security-report-q4-2009-162289.asp Japan´s main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has chosen stability over reform by electing former finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki as its new leader on September 28 2009. Tanigaki won 300 out of the 498 ballots cast by party legislators and regional chapters. He is only the second-ever LDP president not to automatically...

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LDP fires salvo at Hatoyama

The Liberal Democratic Party, as the new embodiment of the opposition camp, wasted no time Wednesday in lashing out against the Democratic Party of Japan administration, grilling the Cabinet for lacking a long-term vision on national strategies and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's political funds scandal. But the tactics occasionally backfired on the LDP, which was desperate to make an impression after finding itself in the opposition for only...

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Japan's Former PM Koizumi Lends His Voice to "Ultraman"

Koizumi, 67, served five years as prime minister from 2001 to 2006, earning a reputation as a reformist who reinvigorated the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the 2005 election around the issue of privatization of the national postal system. Now ...

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Japan's defeated LDP to choose new leader

MSN Malaysia NewsJapan's defeated LDP to choose new leaderAFPTanigaki argued that the LDP failed to pay attention to the disadvantaged during market-led reforms by former premier Junichiro Koizumi from 2001 to 2006. ...Lessons from Japan for Pakatan RakyatMalaysia KiniProfiles: Three candidates challenge for LDP presidency in JapanXinhuaEx-finance minister takes helm of Japan's LDPAFPall 45 news articles »

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Q+A: How will the new Japan government affect banking, markets?

Q+A: How will the new Japan government affect banking, markets?Reuters... has little financial experience and has been a harsh critic of the market-oriented reforms introduced by former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. ...Japanese bank shares slide on political concernsOnet.plLDP Dropout Kamei Takes Job as Japan's Financial Services ChiefBloombergall 718 news articles »

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China's Hu, Japan's Hatoyama Agree to Extend Thaw in Relations

GulfNewsChina's Hu, Japan's Hatoyama Agree to Extend Thaw in RelationsBloombergFormer Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's annual visit to Yasukuni shrine from 2001 to 2006 aggravated bilateral ties. Relations with China had already been ...Japan's Hatoyama to visit China for 1st time as PMeTaiwan NewsHatoyama sets global markerAsia Times OnlinePolitics of frustrationWashington TimesThe Japan Times -The Japan Times -The Japan Timesall 1,500 news...

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Japan's Wooden Cabinet

Times OnlineJapan's Wooden CabinetWall Street JournalMr. Kamei is best-known for opposing former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's deregulation and privatization drive earlier this decade. ...Japan Strives to Balance Growth and Job StabilityNew York TimesJapan's new cabinet: Key figuresBBC NewsFACTBOX-Key quotes from Japan's new foreign ministerReutersBusiness Times (subscription) -Xinhua -Daily Timesall 2,526 news articles »

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Book reveals new look at Japan's 'forced deaths'

Mainichi Daily NewsBook reveals new look at Japan's 'forced deaths'Mainichi Daily NewsSaito points out that structural reform policies implemented by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi have caused businesses to pursue profit above all ...

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China-Japan-S. Korea to discuss N. Korea

China-Japan-S. Korea to discuss N. Koreamsnbc.comTies have improved, however, since former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi left office in 2006. Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni Shrine, which honors ...and more »

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Deregulation made us poorer

Deregulation made us poorerThe Japan TimesSorman also claims that the reforms of Junichiro Koizumi were opposed by bureaucrats and the public. Yet, it was well-reported the world over that Koizumi, ...

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