The fund-raising scandal that has engulfed the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party led to speculation Hirokazu Matsuno will have to resign as chief Cabinet secretary.

The former prime minister still headed up the LDP's largest legislative faction at the time of his assassination. Can the next leader keep the group intact? The political shockwaves from Abe's ...

Tokyo prosecutors are investigating several Liberal Democratic Party factions in connection with a political fundraising scandal, and they have raided two of their offices. Here's what we know so far.

LDP's General Council on January 25 Japan's PM Kishida Fumio at the meeting Three factions, including one Kishida formerly led, are suspected of failing to declare some revenue from faction ...

If the party’s presidential poll ends up being dominated by internal politics and faction dynamics or is nothing but "choosing the cover," the LDP should be prepared to see the public's support ...

Most members are in one of the major factions that act as parties within the party, raising their own funds and promoting their members for ministerial positions. LDP factions have been accused of ...

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has decided to include a ban on political fundraising parties by internal factions in a report drafted in the wake of a slush funds scandal ...

Chief among these scandals are revelations regarding the extent of influence that Japan’s controversial Unification Church wields within the LDP, as well as suspicions that party factions ...

Tokyo, Dec. 17 (Jiji Press)--The political ethics panel of Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, ...

Women make up only 10% of the lower house. The LDP has set a goal to increase female candidates to 30% over the next decade. Factions LDP lawmakers are loosely connected by their support of ...

In recent months, media reports have emerged accusing LDP politicians of pocketing excess funds received at fundraisers. Most of the allegations have been levelled at the powerful Abe faction ...