"Above all, wage hikes that beat price hikes are needed," Kishida told an annual gathering of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which lays out its policy agenda for this year.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/japan-prime-minister-fumio-kishida-calls-wage-hikes-business-lobby-backing-3306366?cid=cna_flip_070214

But while Mori remains a strong presence in the LDP, his ability to get his way on policy matters and personnel appointments may not be as strong as it first appears.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/29/japan/politics/yoshiro-mori-ldp-influence/

Due to opposition from conservative elements within the LDP, in 2021 the party shelved the LGBT bill.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-politics-of-sexual-minorities-in-japan/

Figure 9 shows my proprietary scorecard comparing HPF/HPI vs. LDP and VRP.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4575423-ldp-high-yielding-preferred-stock-fund-better-than-hpf-hpi?source=feed_all_articles

He has forced the LDP into an almost panicked response to his unpleasant ideas which he phrased in a very unpleasant way.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/public-expresses-anger-concern-at-japan-pm-aide%27s-anti-lgbt-remarks

Hiroshi Moriyama, chairman of the LDP Election Strategy Committee, talks about the Lower House electoral district reform during a speech in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/02/national/redrawn-electoral-map-concerns/

I think the LDP should be relabelled a criminal organisation, or at least the Abe faction.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/kishida-says-he-regrets-a-ruling-party-funds-scandal-and-will-work-on-partial-changes-to-his-cabinet

It is difficult to trust the ruling LDP that refused to take adequate measures during the economic boom period – and then began to increase consumption tax during a period of endless static wages, along with chipping away at the pension system.

Source: http://moderntokyotimes.com/births-in-japan-drop-below-800000-from-1-5-million-in-the-1980s/

I would argue that conservatism, as the LDP sees it, and the way we see it in Japan is truly united with this idea of freedom and respect for democracy.

Source: https://time.com/6280816/arfiya-eri-uyghur-japan-parliament-ldp/

Ms Bufton said: “Given the mixed use nature of the application along with the location within a town as identified under the Local Development Plan (LDP) there would be no objection to the mixed use of the building to a B1 and D1 use class.”

Source: https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/23557207.powys-towns-welsh-government-building-will-used-health-facility/?ref=rss

Since constitutional revision has been impossible so far, the LDP resorted to a legal shenanigan in 2015 to solve the deployment constraints.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-new-security-strategy-part-1-the-historical-context/

The LDP ultra conservative ojaji are not seeking for these people coming from abroad to give them a good like but just spoil them and send them back.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/Young-Indonesians-train-to-fill-caregiver-jobs-for-aging-Japanese

The political funds scandal emerged following a criminal complaint alleging five LDP factions, including the fourth-largest one that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida headed until earlier this month, underreported revenue from political fundraising parties.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-ex-japan-top-gov%27t-spokesman-asked-to-submit-to-voluntary-questioning

Unfortunately I suspect it'll only happen if some more stunningly wealthy people decide to form their own political party and can pay for candidates to run against the LDP in every constituency.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update4-ldp-wins-4-of-5-diet-by-elections-amid-snap-election-speculation