The Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Jimintō, is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power almost continuously—a per
Launching convention, 15 November 1955
Liberal Democratic Hall Bldg., Headquarters of the LDP in Tokyo
Tarō Asō
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Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance fro
Official portrait, 2017
Asō (seated, far right) with other members of the International Club at Stanford University, 1965
Tarō Asō meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on 18 February 2009.
Tarō Asō meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the White House on 14 November 2008.