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Liberal Democratic Party or Democratic Liberal Party is, or has been, the name of dozens of political parties around the world that usually believe in the values of liberal democracy. - Source: Wikipedia

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Japan's Prime Minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media regarding the early result of lower house election, at the LDP headquarters Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 in Tokyo, (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP)

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Japan's Prime Minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba pauses as he speaks to the media regarding the lower house election, at the LDP headquarters Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Tokyo, (Kyodo News via AP)

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Lawmakers applaud after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japan’s new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election

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Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Yuichi Yamazaki/pool photo via AP)

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Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 to announce that he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office

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Candidates of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, pose for a photo session before the start of a joint news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Close U.S. ally Japan hosts crowded fight for new prime minister

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Outgoing Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Seoul for farewell summit

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FILE - Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during the Liberal Democratic Party's convention in Tokyo, March 17, 2024. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo to announce he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Few policy changes seen after Japan prime minister quits; Kishida aided U.S. security alliances

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, June 21, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a luncheon in his honor at the North Carolina Executive Mansion, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

Japan’s ruling party loses all 3 seats in special vote, seen as punishment for corruption scandal

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President Joe Biden, left, talks with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, ahead of a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking terms, as he welcomes their leaders to the rustic Camp David presidential retreat Friday, Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

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Japan’s dispute with church a test of liberty everywhere

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Japan's Lower House member Yoshitaka Ikeda, rear right, poses for a photograph with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, bottom left, as he is sworn in as vice-education minister at Kishida's office in Tokyo, on Nov. 11, 2021. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Ikeda on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, according to officials and local media reports. (Kyodo News via AP)

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People offer prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Japan marked first anniversary of the death of Abe who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japanese leaders mark 1 year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

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