thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Voting kicked off Sunday in key parliamentary by-elections — the first national contests since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revamped his Cabinet last month in a bid to bolster his government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/22/japan/politics/japan-by-elections-voting/?utm_content=buffer39a68&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #2023localelections #ldp #cdp #fumiokishida #nagasaki #tokushima #kochi

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Ichiro Ozawa, now a stalwart of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is once again looking for a way to oust the Liberal Democratic Party from power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/15/japan/politics/ozawa-cdp/?utm_content=buffer91274&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ichiroozawa #ldp #cdp #lowerhouse #jcp

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

The Lower House started discussion Friday on separate bills aimed at safeguarding and preventing the transfer of the Unification Church’s assets and addressing relief measures for victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/japan/politics/lh-committee-bill-uc-assets-victims/?utm_content=buffer277c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #unificationchurch #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

Japan's main opposition party hardened its position against the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, submitting a no-confidence motion against the education minister while insisting an ethics committee meeting be convened. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/politics/ninivaggimoriyamano-confidence-motion/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #diet #cdp #ldp #unificationchurch #masahitomoriyama #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Interparty discussions may begin as soon as next week on ways to ensure the Japanese imperial family's continuity, focusing on retaining female members after marriage and adopting male relatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/intraparty-talks-planned-for-shrinking-imperial-family/ #japan #imperialfamily #ldp #cdp #diet #lowerhouse

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Renho has revealed her intentions to run for the July Tokyo gubernatorial election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/politics/renho-tokyo-election/ #japan #politics #renho #cdp #tokyometropolitangovernment #yurikokoike #jcp

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Some Japanese lawmakers have recently been found to have employed local assembly members as their state-paid secretaries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/22/japan/politics/lawmakers-secretaries-assembly-members/?utm_content=buffercdf13&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #diet #ldp #nipponishinnokai #cdp

thejapantimes, 1 year ago to random

Japan's ruling bloc and two opposition parties have agreed to revise a controversial bill that, if passed, would enable authorities to deport individuals who apply repeatedly for refugee status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/27/national/politics-diplomacy/immigration-law-agree-ldp/?utm_content=buffer1eda6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #immigration #ldp #refugees #cdp

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Veteran Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa still hopes the country will achieve a genuine two-party parliamentary democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/19/national/politics-diplomacy/ichiro-ozawa-japan-parliamentary-democracy/?utm_content=buffer7e418&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #ldp #ichiroozawa #lowerhouse #cdp

thejapantimes, 29 days ago to Japan

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into political group Tsubasa no To on Monday over alleged campaign obstruction activities in the April 28 Lower House by-election vote in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/politics/tsubasa-no-to-election-obstruction/ #japan #politics #hirotadaototake #natsumisakai #yuikanazawa #kotoward #nipponishinnokai #ldp #cdp #yurikokoike

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan

Yasutomo Suzuki’s victory could pave the way for restarting the maglev train line project that had been delayed due to opposition from his predecessor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/politics/shizuoka-maglev-election-suzuki/ #japan #politics #shizuoka #yasutomosuzuki #localgovernment #maglev #rail #ldp #cdp #dpp

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan

Executives of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) said they will cancel their scheduled political fundraiser parties in an apparent effort to stave off criticism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/japan/politics/cdp-executives-cancel-political-fund-parties/ #japan #politics #cdp #politicalfunds #katsuyaokada

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan

Tokyo Gov. Koike Yuriko remains mum about her participation in the upcoming gubernatorial election, dashing expectations that she would throw her hat in the ring on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/politics/koike-not-announce-election/ #japan #politics #renho #cdp #tokyometropolitangovernment #yurikokoike #jcp #tokyogovernorrace #komeito

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

With the current Diet session winding down, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces tight time constraints in parliament after a delay in the passage of a political funds bill through the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/08/japan/politics/kishida-diet-time-constraints/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #diet #ldp #cdp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

A revision of the law on the handling of political funds is set to clear the Lower House in a vote Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/politics/political-funds-bill-vote-set/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

Despite widespread condemnation of Japan's political fundraising parties and calls to abolish them, eliminating them has proved difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/politics/japanese-politics-fundraising-parties/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #politicalfunds #cdp #jcp

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan

Ruling and opposition parties kicked off full-fledged negotiations Tuesday over a revision of the law on political funding after a week of debates in parliament failed to bridge existing gaps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/japan/politics/debate-political-reform/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #jcp #dpp #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 28 days ago to Japan

Nippon Ishin no Kai’s hopes of becoming Japan’s largest opposition party after the next general election has taken a hit from last month’s losses in two by-elections and a mayoral campaign in its home base of Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-defeat/ #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #nobuyukibaba #ldp #fumitakefujita #cdp #daito #osaka #tokyo #hirofumiyoshimura

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering a plan to require political funds reports to record when so-called policy activity funds are used under proposed revisions to the political funds control law, multiple party sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/japan/politics/ldp-policy-activity-fund-record/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #politicalfunds #scandals

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to Japan

Opposition forces jointly submitted a bill to Japan's parliament on Monday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of a slush fund scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/politics/opposition-parties-submit-bill-to-revise-political-funds-law/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #lowerhouse #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

Japan's ruling party and the main opposition party remain at odds over whether the country should continue to allow political fundraising parties, following a scandal that enveloped the ruling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-fundraising-parties/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #politicalfunds #scandals

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

Japan's parliament has kicked off deliberations on bills to revise the political funds control law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-parliament-political-funds-debate/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds #cdp #nipponishin

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

A bill to revise regulations on the handling of political funding has cleared Japan's Lower House, marking a watershed moment in a monthslong debate sparked by a scandal that engulfed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/politics/political-funds-law-passes-lh/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #politicalfunds #fumiokishida

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

Shizuoka's gubernatorial election is now a close race, and speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might call a snap election this summer if the Liberal Democratic Party loses in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/shizuoka-election-kishida-rivals/ #japan #politics #maglev #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #bullettrains #shinkansen #ldp #cdp #dpp #localgovernment #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #shigeruishiba

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party struck a deal on political funding with its junior coalition partner Komeito and the opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-ishin-fundraising-deal/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #natsuoyamaguchi #nobuyukibaba