Editorial

15:00 JST, September 20, 2025

The Liberal Democratic Party has long been in power by positioning itself as a party of the people that embraces a wide range of voters.

However, now that it is a minority in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, its foundation is crumbling. Candidates running in the LDP presidential election, as well as party members and members of LDP affiliated organizations who will choose the new leader of the party, must recognize that the election is a critical juncture that will determine the party’s survival.

Five LDP lawmakers — former LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi; Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; and former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi — have announced their........

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