http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_JapanFind stories, videos, and photos about Liberal Democratic Party of Japan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:22:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/japan.prime.minister/tztop.taro.aso.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Japan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Liberal Democratic Party of Japan from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/japan.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/15/japan.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's all but certain that Yukio Hatoyama will be elected Japan's next prime minister on Wednesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/japan.elections.whatnext/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/japan.elections.whatnext/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow comes the hard part. Handed a sweeping mandate for change, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) begins the formidable task of delivering on a laundry list of promises intended to lift the country after its worst recession since World War II.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his resignation as head of the party that has governed Japan for decades following its apparent landslide defeat in elections Sunday.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/japan.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in Japan will turn out for parliamentary elections Sunday in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power to oust the ruling party.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.election.advancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.election.advancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recession's latest victim in Japan may not be corporate earnings but the political careers of the ruling party in the country's parliament.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/japan.parliament.dissolved/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/japan.parliament.dissolved/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan dissolved its lower house of parliament Tuesday ahead of general elections in August.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/japan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/japan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan's Prime Minister Taro Aso will dissolve the lower house of parliament this month and call for general elections in August, the government said Monday.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaro Aso, an outspoken politician and a former foreign minister, became Japan's new prime minister Wednesday after the powerful lower house of parliament overruled the upper house's choice for a leader.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843866,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843866,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJust one day into his leadership, Japan's new prime minister could be looking at the shortest run as prime minister in Japan's postwar historyWed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/japan.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has formally resigned, making way for Taro Aso, the newly elected leader of the ruling party, to fill the post.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843251,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843251,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Liberal Democratic Party gave itself a personality injection by electing a Roman Catholic, "manga"-loving conservative with a wry smile and a sharp tongue, as its new presidentMon, 22 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/japan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/japan.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaro Aso, an outspoken politician and a former foreign minister, was chosen Monday as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837919,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837919,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPrime Minister Yasuo Fukuda says he will leave office, setting up a showdown with a rival party that he hopes will resurrect the Liberal Democrats' power Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn finally selecting the government's third nominee to run the central bank, Japan has acted in the nick of timeTue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723666,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723666,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolitical gridlock in the Japanese parliament means the country has no central bank chief for the first time since WW IIWed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699256,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699256,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJapan's prime minister has begun posting English-language messages on the video-sharing Internet site YouTube in an apparent bid to raise his country's international profileWed, 02 Jan 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDemocratic Party of Japan chief Ichiro Ozawa says he is stepping down over differences with other leaders. But his party isn't willing to let him go that easily Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYasuo Fukuda is elected head of Japan's ruling party, but can he address the issues Japan cares about? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662713,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1662713,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter the Abe implosion, the gray-headed factions seemed destined to recover their hold on powerTue, 18 Sep 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/abe.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/abe.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese political leaders are looking for a replacement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced his resignation Wednesday after an electoral beating and the resignations of several government ministers.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661074,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661074,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Prime Minister vowed to restore Japan's place on the world stage. His resignation may be a sign that domestic concerns will turn the country inward again Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/international/japan_abe.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/12/news/international/japan_abe.ap/index.htmJapanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661005,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661005,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he will resign, ending a troubled year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeatWed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660398,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1660398,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPrime Minister Shinzo Abe is staking his job on Japan's continued support of the coalition forces in Afghanistan. But it's matters closer to home that threaten him most Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a bid to improve the credibility of his struggling administration, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appoints a slew of political veteransTue, 28 Aug 2007 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a new cabinet line-up to be unveiled on Monday, media said, to try to revive faltering support after a massive election defeat.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/japan.finger.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/japan.finger.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA member of a Japanese right-wing group was arrested on Thursday after he sent his severed little finger to the ruling party's headquarters in protest at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to visit a Tokyo war shrine.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:13:00 EDT