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Japan envoy in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yasuhisa Shiozaki (R), acting policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, hands to Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Ulan Bator on March 3, 2013. Shiozaki was in Mongolia as a special envoy to deliver the letter.

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Japan envoy in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (L) meets Yasuhisa Shiozaki (R), acting policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Ulan Bator on March 3, 2013. Shiozaki was in Mongolia as a special envoy to deliver a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japan envoy in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (R) shakes hands with Yasuhisa Shiozaki, acting policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Ulan Bator on March 3, 2013. Shiozaki was in Mongolia as a special envoy to deliver a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (top column, from R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Kada, head of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, (center column, from R to L) former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Yoshimi Watanabe, head of Your Party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, (bottom column, from R to L) Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, and Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, while making stump speeches at various locations across the country on Dec. 4, 2012, as official campaigning kicked off the same day for the Dec. 16 general election.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma.

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LDP exec hints at extension of parliamentary session beyond June 23

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara speaks during a meeting of executives of broadcasters subscribing to Kyodo News on June 12. He hinted at an extension of the ongoing parliamentary session beyond its scheduled end on June 23 to ensure key laws are enacted prior to the House of Councillors election in July.

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Abe names new LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (4th from L) joins hands with new party executives he named on Sept. 25 at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo. The executives (from L to R) are Acting Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara, General Council Chairman Yuya Niwa, Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa, Abe, Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa, the party's upper house caucus leader Mikio Aoki and the caucus Secretary General Toranosuke Katayama.

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Lawmakers to hold soccer game with S. Korean counterparts

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Aizawa (C), acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, clad in blue uniforms, plays in a soccer game with Hibiya Senior High School's team at the school's ground in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 6.

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Koizumi to reshuffle Cabinet, Abe seen tapped

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves the prime minister's office after talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Oct. 31. Abe said Koizumi told him he will be given either a Cabinet post or one of the three key LDP posts.

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Koizumi's governing coalition certain to gain majority

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Takebe (R), secretary general of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party, puts an artificial rose on the name of the LDP candidate certain to win the House of Representatives election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo Sept. 11, with acting secretary general Sinzo Abe clapping.

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Koizumi's ruling coalition certain to gain majority

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (L) and Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), shake hands at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11 as media exit polls show Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling coalition is assured of victory by again capturing a majority in the day's general election.

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LDP's Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe leaves Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine after paying homage on Aug. 15, the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Soga urges LDP's Abe to seek her missing mother

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (L), a former Japanese victim of North Korean abduction, meets governing Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Shinzo Abe at the party headquarters in Tokyo on May 12. She urged Abe to try to locate her missing mother Miyoshi, believed abducted by North Korea.

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Annan says U.N. reform is achievable: Abe

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) and Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands at the United Nations headquarters in New York on May 5 prior to their talks.

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Japanese wives from N. Korea urge early passage of human rights bill

TOKYO, Japan - Two unidentified Japanese defectors (seated on the left side) from North Korea and one of their supporters are in talks with Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on March 28. They called for early enactment of a human rights law aimed at protecting and supporting escapees from the North.

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LDP urges gov't to impose sanctions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a meeting of an LDP panel on the abduction issue on Feb. 15. The party urged the government later in the day to impose economic sanctions on North Korea if it fails to deal sincerely with its past abductions of Japanese citizens by a certain deadline.

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LDP to set up team to consider sanctions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting of an LDP panel dealing with the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The panel decided to set up a team to consider whether to impose economic sanctions against North Korea.

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Miss International contestants pay courtesy call on Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Shinzo Age, acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, pose at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4 for photos with some 60 contestants for the Miss International competition. The final contest of the competition will be held in Tokyo on Oct. 16.

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(2)Koizumi appoints new LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kyuma (file photo), current acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is appointed Sept. 27 as chairman of the LDP's decision-making General Council in the reshuffle of the party leadership.

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Nukaga named LDP policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, reelected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), named Fukushiro Nukaga (in file photo), acting secretary general of the party, as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council on Sept. 21.

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Kyuma photographed with high-level gangster

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Kyuma (sitting), acting policy research council chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is seen in a photo taken in October 1997 with a man (2nd from L) linked to the Yamaguchi-Gumi yakuza group in the room of the director general of the Defense Agency in Tokyo. At that time, Kyuma served as Defense Agency chief.

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Koizumi urges 'suspicious' lawmakers to testify at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi, acting leader of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's faction in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), gives a lecture in Tokyo on Jan. 30 prior to the start of a 150-day Diet session the next day. He said any lawmakers suspected of accepting suspicious donations from the scandal-hit KSD group should testify at the Diet.

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LDP heavyweights in Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, background) Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Junichiro Koizumi, head of an LDP faction led by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, and Kanezo Muraoka, acting leader of the biggest LDP power bloc led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, are seated in their House of Representatives seats during a plenary session Nov. 16.

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Murayama meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (C) and Hiromu Nonaka, acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (R), speak at a news conference Dec. 3 on their just-ended mission to North Korea, where they announced a joint statement calling for an early resumption of government-level talks on normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

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LDP's Nonaka meets Chinese Leader Li

BEIJING, China - Hiromu Nonaka (L), former chief cabinet secretary and now acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, talks with Li Ruihuan, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at Beijing's Diaoyutai guesthouse on Nov. 24. Nonaka arrived in Beijing earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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Opposition demands early dissolution of lower house

Kansei Nakano (extreme R), acting leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, demands on Aug. 10 Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) dissolve the House of Representatives. In his speech to the lower house at the current extra Diet (parliament) session, Nakano said the current composition of the lower house, dominated by Obuchi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, fails to appropriately reflect the popular will. Obuchi launched what he called his ''economic reconstruction'' cabinet July 30, giving the Finance Ministry portfolio to former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (3rd from R).

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Japan's ruling party kicks off campaigning for leadership election

Campaigning for the Japanese ruling party's leadership election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga officially started Friday, with four veteran lawmakers -- two men and two women -- throwing their hats into the ring. The presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party, set for Sept. 29, is being contested by vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi, and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the party's presidential election, looks at the results of the first round of voting at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 29, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the ruling party's presidential election, casts her vote in the first round of voting at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 29, 2021. The election will effectively choose the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the ruling party's presidential election, attends a meeting of LDP executives at its headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2021, a day before the election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda (C), executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after meeting with officials of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2021, after meeting with officials of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks at an online debate session at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks during an online debate with party members and citizens on Sept. 23, 2021. The Sept. 29 election chooses Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's successor.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, speaks at a debate session on the establishment of an agency for spearheading policies on children in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the party's presidential election, speaks during a debate in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2021, on the establishment of a new government agency to deal with issues related to children.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, attends a meeting with young lawmakers of the party in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a forum with the other three candidates running in the LDP's presidential election at its headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the party's presidential election, gives an interview at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a candidate in the party's presidential election, gives an interview at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2021.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pose ahead of a Japan National Press Club-sponsored debate in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party attend a Japan National Press Club-sponsored debate in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party attend a Japan National Press Club-sponsored debate in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pose after attending a debate sponsored by video-sharing service Niconico in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a debate sponsored by video-sharing service Niconico in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021, with the other three candidates contesting the LDP's Sept. 29 presidential election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party attend a debate sponsored by video-sharing service Niconico in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a Japan National Press Club-sponsored debate in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021, with the other three candidates contesting the LDP's Sept. 29 presidential election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The four candidates running in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party attend a Japan National Press Club-sponsored debate in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2021. The four -- (from L) vaccination minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, former communications minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the LDP -- are vying for the post currently held by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (Pool photo)