Paths to tighter political donations rules in Japan remain unclear
Paths to strengthen regulations on political donations from corporations and organizations in Japan remain unclear, as ruling and…
Opposition leaders voice concerns over Takaichi’s Hiroshima address
Hiroshima – Opposition party leaders attending an annual peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Thursday, the 81st anniversary of…
Parties call for extra budget amid concerns over energy crisis
Calls for a supplementary budget to address energy prices have already begun to grow among parties in Japan’s…
Takaichi dissolves Lower House for Feb. 8 snap election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the Lower House Friday for a snap election on Feb. 8. The personally…
Japan opposition to grill PM on extra budget in leaders’ debate
Opposition parties are set to grill Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a party leaders’ debate on Wednesday over…
CRA leader Ogawa calls for full merger with CDP and Komeito
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and Komeito should merge with the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) fully,…
Despite Lower House dominance, Takaichi puts emphasis on cooperation
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized cooperation with opposition parties on Tuesday, calling for their help with passing the…
Lower House begins discussions on flag-vandalism bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday started to see substantive discussions on a bill to criminalize the act of…
Constitutional debates intensify in Japan’s parliament as lawmakers discuss emergency clause
Debate on constitutional revision is intensifying in commissions on the Constitution in both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s…
Japan kicks off campaigning for Feb. 8 Lower House election
Campaigning for the Feb. 8 Lower House election kicked off Tuesday, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi facing off…
LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Lower House election victory
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic landslide victory in Sunday’s Lower House election with…
Conservative parties push for capping of foreign resident population
Whether or not Japan should cap the number of foreign residents has become one of the talking points…