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LDP Faces Leadership Crisis After Major Election Defeat
9/4/2025
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- The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has led Japanese politics for over a decade.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tenure since 2012 reinforced this dominance.
- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is currently experiencing a leadership crisis.
- This crisis stems from a major defeat in the July 2025 Upper House elections.
