LDP

LDP Draft Seeks Multi-Year Targets and Flexible Debt-to-GDP Ratios to Guide Japan’s Fiscal Policy Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed on June 18, 2026, a draft calling for multi-year management …

Japan’s LDP Proposes Two‑Year Cut to Food Consumption Tax to 1% LDP chair Itsunori Onodera proposed lowering Japan’s food consumption tax to 1% for two years from April 2027, with …

LDP to Narrow Flag Desecration Law, Excluding Social Media Posts from Punishment The Liberal Democratic Party has agreed to narrow its proposed flag desecration law, removing criminal penalties for posting …

LDP Conditions Support for Trade Talks to Expand Japanese Farm Exports to Mercosur LDP conditions support for Mercosur trade talks on expanding Japanese farm exports, aiming to secure market access …

LDP Approves Draft Flag Desecration Law; SNS Live Streams Included in Penalties LDP approves draft flag desecration law on June 1, 2026, criminalizing public damage to Japan’s flag; penalties up …

Self-Defense Forces singer’s appearance at LDP convention raises civil-military control concerns Keio University constitutional scholar warns that the Self-Defense Forces singer who performed in uniform at the April 12 LDP …

LDP to Urge Government to Consider Making My Number Card Mandatory, No Penalties Proposed Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to ask the government to consider legally requiring all citizens …

LDP Prioritizes Adopting Male-Line Descendants in Talks on Imperial Succession May 15 talks on imperial succession: party leaders debated options while the LDP prioritized adopting male-line descendants from former imperial …

LDP Approves Bill to Bar Prosecutors from Appealing Retrial Orders Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on May 13, 2026 approved a government-drafted bill to effectively bar prosecutors from appealing court …