Sanae Takaichi, a onetime internal affairs minister ... Takaichi, 60, also served as LDP policy chief under Abe and vowed to carry on his political torch, especially in regard to economic policies.

Sanae Takaichi, who nearly became Japan’s first ... endorsed candidate at a hotel in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 16. The LDP leadership is allowing party members to personally endorse unofficial ...

Ishiba’s main rival within the LDP, Sanae Takaichi, who was positioned as the successor to former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s mantle, lost 62 per cent (26 out of 42) of her Abe faction colleagues in ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed ... avoided slush fund scandal-tainted LDP members, Takaichi did not. She received ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost ...

First is whether the administration can withstand internal fissures. The primary reason for the LDP’s loss is the public’s long-standing disdain for its mixture of politics and money. Although the ...

In the latter scenario, the LDP may still be able to cling on to power with the help of other friendly lawmakers or by bringing another party into the coalition. A change of government is a more ...

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at the top job if she can successfully blame Ishiba for the election ...

including potential moves to elevate Ishiba’s LDP presidential contest rival Takaichi Sanae to the party’s top post, with an eye on the House of Councillors election expected by the summer of ...