The Latest Breaking News from Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters after the party's congress on Sunday that the results of by-elections for the upper and lower houses will directly affect Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration and that "the true value of the administration will be tested."

The Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday held a dialogue with young people on revising the Constitution, in order to build momentum for the issue ahead of a party convention.

Toshimitsu Motegi, the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, has said the income limit for parents to receive child allowances should be removed to support the growth of all children.

The Liberal Democratic Party faction led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is under critical scrutiny from within the party.

A leadership grab appears to have kicked off in the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, involving LDP Policy Research Council chair Koichi Hagiuda and LDP House of Councillors Secretary General Hiroshige Seko.

TAIPEI -- Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hiroshige Seko called for efforts to further improve Japan-Taiwan ties during a meeting in Taipei Monday with Su Tseng-chang, the premier of the Taiwan Executive Yuan.

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday over a political funds scandal, dealing a fresh blow to the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The Foreign Ministry on Monday presented the findings of a report by a Spanish NGO that revealed China may have established "overseas police" service stations in Japan, at a joint meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Affairs Subcommittee and others.

Diet member Kentaro Sonoura of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to resign from the House of Representatives over a political funds scandal, according to sources close to the matter.