Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide appears to be solidifying support among lawmakers of the main governing Liberal Democratic Party as the successor to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The party will soon choose a new president after Abe announced his intention to resign due to health reasons.
Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is moving forward with plans to choose its next leader, with a slimmed down election in just two weeks.
The winner will replace Prime Minister Abe Shinzo when he steps down to deal with his health problems.
Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is moving forward with plans to choose its next leader, with a slimmed down election in just two weeks.
The winner will replace Prime Minister Abe Shinzo when he steps down to deal with his health problems.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to exclude rank-and-file voters from voting in its presidential election. Three likely contenders have emerged…the government's top spokesperson Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide, LDP policy chief Kishida Fumio and the party's former secretary general, Ishiba Shigeru.
Suga is the first to gain support from large party factions, and is expected to announce his candidacy on Wednesday. But so far, he's stayed quiet publically when it comes to his intentions.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide is likely to officially announce his candidacy to succeed Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Wednesday.
Suga is expected to explain to reporters why he plans to run in the leadership election for the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
In the race to choose the new leader of Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party, support for Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide appears to be widening. The winner of the election will take over from Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, when he resigns to deal with health issues.
Suga is expected to officially announce his candidacy once the schedule for the election is decided. On Monday, he met the head of the party's largest faction and other senior party members to ask for support.
Political factions in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are discussing potential candidates to succeed Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The LDP is expected to decide when and how to choose its next leader in a General Council meeting on Tuesday. Discussions on the potential candidates are starting in earnest before the decision comes.
Several politicians have signaled their intention to seek the premiership since Prime Minister Abe Shinzo announced he would resign for health reasons, while some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's hope to see Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide succeed Abe.
LDP's Policy Research Council Chairperson Kishida Fumio, former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba Shigeru and former internal affairs minister Noda Seiko have shown strong interest in becoming the next leader.
One day after Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's surprise announcement of his resignation for health reasons, the battle to succeed him has already begun, with several candidates signaling their intentions to contest the premiership.
LDP Policy Research Council Chairperson Kishida Fumio says, "My commitment to continue working to become the next leader remains unchanged."
Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is gearing up for an election to pick a new leader following Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's announcement on Friday that he will step down due to health reasons.
The LDP is expected to officially decide at a General Council meeting next Tuesday on when and how it will hold the vote for party leader.
A group of ruling party lawmakers is seeking legislation for surveys of the Senkaku Islands and the surrounding waters to strengthen Japan's effective control over them.
The move comes as Chinese government ships are increasing their activities in waters around the islands. Chinese patrol boats have navigated in the contiguous zone outside the Japanese territorial waters around them for more than 100 days in a row.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is moving to have a planned state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping called off following the enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong.
Xi's visit has already been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NHK has learned that two Japanese lawmakers have decided to leave the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party over alleged violations of the election law.
Kawai Katsuyuki, former Justice Minister and his wife Kawai Anri, Upper House member have told sources that they don't want to cause any more trouble for the party.
Members of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party speculate that some officials are poising themselves to become the next party leader.
LDP policy chief Kishida Fumio and former LDP secretary-general Ishiba Shigeru are among those tipped as a possible successor to Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.