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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an met with Japanese ruling party officials, including former Prime Minister Taro Aso, in Tokyo on Wednesday in his first visit to Japan since assuming office in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/politics/taipei-mayor-japan-visit/

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Former Prime Minister Taro Aso held talks with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, as Japan scrambles to cover all its bases in the event the ex-president is returned to the White House in November's U.S. presidential election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/politics/aso-meets-trump/

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Taro Aso, a former prime minister who currently serves as vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with Donald Trump, according to NHK. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/19/japan/politics/aso-seeks-trump-meet/

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Two factions in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party face a rocky road after they decided to press on as policy-based groups without dissolving themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/japan/politics/japan-ldp-factions-in-doubt/?utm_content=bufferb4e52&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Taro Aso, a former prime minister and the current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday retracted his sexist remarks about the appearance of Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/02/japan/politics/taro-aso-retracts-sexist-remarks/?utm_content=bufferd7f2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa appeared unfazed Tuesday following remarks by Liberal Democratic Party veteran Taro Aso, who called her an old lady and said she's "not that good looking.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/30/japan/politics/ldp-aso-controversical-comments/?utm_content=buffer7ca75&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The LDP's reform report, which downgrades factions to "policy groups," risks leaving unpleasant repercussions inside the party, having been put together after just two weeks of debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/25/japan/politics/ldp-factions/?utm_content=buffer07486&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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With only a few days left before the opening of the next session of parliament on Friday, the debate over the future of Liberal Democratic Party factions amid a political funds scandal is reaching a peak this week — with no sign of a broad consensus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/23/japan/politics/faction-dissolvement/?utm_content=buffer3573f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sudden announcement late last week of his plan to dissolve his political faction in order to restore public trust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — and his own administration — appears to be a gamble that has failed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/politics/ldp-factions-kishida-popularity/?utm_content=buffer142c8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Reform is in the air with the dissolution of three LDP factions, including the Kishida's. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/22/japan/ldp-factions-dissolved-reform/?utm_content=bufferd910f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Some in Japan's ruling LDP say tougher funds laws are needed — not an end to factions — signaling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may face headwinds in his attempt to forge a united front in his response to a fundraising scandal roiling the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/21/japan/politics/ldp-funds-scandal-factions/?utm_content=buffere27fc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has taken the risky gamble of dissolving his Liberal Democratic Party faction in a bid to shore up rock-bottom public support for his Cabinet amid a political funds scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-faction-focus/?utm_content=bufferce347&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Faced with soaring calls for more transparency in political funding amid an ongoing high-profile scandal, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has turned to discussions over a potential dissolution of intraparty factions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/17/japan/politics/ldp-faction-debate/?utm_content=buffer1b6bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has started discussions to review rules for making the handling of political funds by its factions more transparent, in the wake of an ongoing scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/12/japan/politics/ldp-reform-panel-first-meeting/?utm_content=buffer94262&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Taro Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, voiced a warning Wednesday about China's increased military pressure on Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/11/japan/politics/japan-aso-us-speech-on-taiwan/?utm_content=buffer8bffe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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China warned the U.S. that it will never compromise on the issue of Taiwan, after the two countries concluded two days of rare military-to-military talks in Washington amid fears of a conflict over the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-military-talks/?utm_content=buffer42e90&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been compelled to rely more on former Prime Minister Taro Aso, called a "kingmaker" by critics, to maintain his administration amid a political fundraising scandal involving his Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/07/japan/politics/prime-minister-kishida-relying-aso/?utm_content=buffer9450e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval ratings have continued to fall over the last few weeks, speculation of a change in leadership has intensified. But experts agree he can rest assured he won’t lose the top job anytime soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/politics/ninivagginationalpost-kishida/?utm_content=buffer4bb9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will consider revising the Imperial House Law as part of measures to ensure stable imperial successions, former Prime Minister Taro Aso has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/17/japan/ldp-discussions-imperial-succession/?utm_content=bufferf5373&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks set to retain two veteran Liberal Democratic Party leaders in their posts in a Cabinet and LDP leadership reshuffle that could take place as early as Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/08/japan/politics/veterans-cabinet-reshuffle/?utm_content=buffer5da13&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Taiwan Strait is “gradually tilting toward a time of emergency," former Prime Minister Taro Aso said during a rare visit to Taipei on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-speech/?utm_content=buffer2e35a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently the vice president of the ruling LDP, will visit Taiwan next week, in a move that will likely trigger a strong backlash from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-trip/?utm_content=buffer8c247&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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