Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

A center-right political party in Japan. Except for 11 months in 1993 and 1994, the LDP ruled Japan between 1955 and 2009. Because it was so dominant, it has lacked a coherent ideology. It favors the free market but has also fostered a bureaucratic system that held significant influence over the private sector for most of the postwar period.

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Essays and articles from books and journals offer a broad critical perspective on the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, which has been centrally important in Japanese post-war politics since its founding in 1955, and so important as well on the world stage.

Critical Readings on the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan; 4 volume set

Regarding the upcoming general election here on Sunday, the consensus among analysts was that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) would win a landslide victory, propelled by his aggressive promises for fiscal stimulus and reform initiatives, and as such the market had factored in this, the likely only, scenario, rendering it a moot point for market players' moves Friday.

Roundup: Nikkei adds 0.66 pct as USD gains on solid retail sales

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and its leader, Shinzo Abe, are basking in Sunday's election victory over the incumbent Democratic Party.

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18 -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa sent congratulatory message to Japan's Prime Minister elect Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.

President Mahinda Congratulate Japan's Prime Minister elect Shinzo Abe

The AK Party can become the strongest political party -- with no alternative -- whose success and policies are based on stability, loyalty and economic development and which is totally integrated with the state just like the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, if the opposition parties insist on not re-inventing themselves and the AK Party can manage to keep resentful founders of the party, including President Abdullah GE-l, under control.

Overheating politics in Ankara and the presidency

The DPJ, the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and its ally, the New Komeito party, have also reached a final agreement on bills related to setting up new bodies that will be in charge of the nation's nuclear safety administration.

UPDATE1: DPJ, LDP, Komeito agree to set up 'nuclear disaster conference'

Hirofumi Nakasone, the upper house caucus leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, urged Maehara to leave the Cabinet on his own initiative, telling the TV program, ''He is the Cabinet member handling diplomacy and has international influence.''

Kan urges Maehara to explain donation, but stays mum about fate

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan President Sadakazu Tanigaki vowed Sunday to regain this year the reins of the Japanese government it lost in 2009 at the party's second annual convention as a main opposition force.

UPDATE1: LDP vows to regain power this year at annual convention

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan President Sadakazu Tanigaki vowed Sunday to regain the reins of the Japanese government it lost in 2009 at the party's second annual convention as a main opposition force.