[DOC] [TLE] In 1998 Japanese premier Hashimoto quit after leading this party ... [PAR] Jeopardy Question: THE GOAT - In 1998 Japanese premier Hashimoto quit after 
leading this party, the LDP, to defeat. [DOC] [TLE] JAPAN ECHO - LDP DEFEAT Vol. 34, No. 5 - LDP DEFEAT [PAR] This was the party's worst trouncing in an upper house election since 1989, when 
it ... Prime Minister Hashimoto Rytar did the same in 1998, when the LDP took 
a ... (On the day after the election Japan's four leading newspapersthe Asahi 
..... the exception of a few voices in the LDP calling for him to leave, his party for... [DOC] [TLE] The Japanese Prime Minister and Public Support [PAR] Prime Minister Hashimoto did not have a strong power base within his own party. 
... Hashimoto told reporters after the announcement of Sato's appointment to the 
... the socialist leader heavily criticized Hashimoto, and threatened to leave the 
..... the ruling party, it could not force Miki out of office until the LDP's defeat six... [DOC] [TLE] Abe vows to stay on despite election defeat - FT.com [PAR] Jul 29, 2007 ... By 1.30am Sunday night, the opposition Democratic Party of Japan was heading 
... Ryutaro Hashimoto, former LDP prime minister, quit in 1998 when his party 
won ... forcing two resignations and leading to the suicide of one minister. ... Mr 
Ozawa, who was Sunday night said to be recuperating after months... [DOC] [TLE] Making a Hashimoto of it again? | The Economist [PAR] Apr 20, 2001 ... When Yoshiro Mori, Japan's prime minister, last month announced his intention 
to ... the job of leading the Liberal Democratic Party, and hence of being prime ... 
polls, then it might have to find another leader after just a few months. ... In 1998, 
he led the LDP to a humiliating defeat in upper-house elections. [DOC] [TLE] Yukio Hatoyama - Wikipedia [PAR] Yukio Hatoyama is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of 
Japan from 16 September 2009 to 2 June 2010. He was the first Prime Minister 
from the modern Democratic Party of Japan. ..... Hatoyama had been pressed to 
leave by members of his party after doing poorly in polls in anticipation of an 
upper... [DOC] [TLE] Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (, Jiy-Minshut), frequently 
abbreviated to ... The party won the following elections, and Japan's first 
conservative ... the Prime Minister's chair until 1996, when the LDP's Ryutaro 
Hashimoto took ... unopposed until 1998, when the opposition Democratic Party 
of Japan was... [DOC] [TLE] Asia Times Online - The trusted news source for information on Japan [PAR] Jul 3, 2004 ... For Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the race is turning into one of the ... Two of 
Koizumi's LDP predecessors were forced to quit after poor ... to fall on his sword 
after the Japan Socialist Party won big in the upper chamber and in 1998, party 
pressure booted out prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto who only... [DOC] [TLE] Japan: Creative Leadership Needed - GLOCOM Platform - Debates [PAR] Aug 1, 2007 ... As expected, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and his Liberal Democratic 
Party (LDP) were defeated in Sunday's Upper ... The scale of the LDP defeat was 
jaw dropping: the results reversed the positions of the two leading parties. ... 
Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro stepped down in 1998 when his... [DOC] [TLE] UPI Focus: Japan voters deliver shock; PM may quit - UPI Archives [PAR] Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has given a strong indication he will 
resign after the drubbing his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered... ... 
voters deliver shock; PM may quit. By PETER KENNY | July 12, 1998 ... It needed 
to win a total of 68 seats to gain control of the upper house. The big winners... [DOC] [TLE] Abe vows to stay despite defeat - CNN.com [PAR] Jul 29, 2007 ... Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to stay in his ... Shinzo 
Abe's coalition will struggle to enact laws after losing control of ... Abe still faces

Question: In 1998 Japanese premier Hashimoto quit after leading this party, the LDP, to defeat
Answer: Liberal Democratic Party