The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

Japanese political party

The Liberal Democratic Party , frequently abbreviated to LDP, the Lib Dems, or Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power almost continuously—a period called the 1955 System—except from…