thejapantimes, 25 days ago to Japan

The government and ruling parties are considering a labor law revision to strengthen measures against "customer harassment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-harassment-law-revision/ #japan #politics #harassment #ldp #laborlaws

thejapantimes, 26 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, 26 days ago to business

Katsunobu Kato, former chief Cabinet secretary and a ruling party veteran, says Japan is seeing conditions fall in place for the central bank to normalize monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/japan-ldp-heavyweight-positive-on-rate-hike/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy #yen #katsunobukato #ldp

thejapantimes, 29 days ago to Japan

The former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty to underreporting political funds totaling ¥670 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/politics/junichi-matsumoto-trial/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #junichiromatsumoto

thejapantimes, 30 days ago to Japan

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito have reached a rough agreement on a proposal for revising the political funds control law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-political-funds/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #fumiokishida #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 30 days ago to Japan

Campaigning for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election officially kicked off on Thursday, with the race expected to have a large impact on the future of the delayed magnetic levitation train line project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/politics/shizuoka-gov-race-kickoff/ #japan #politics #rail #maglev #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen #chuoshinkansen #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #jcp

thejapantimes, 30 days ago to Japan

Opposition parties in Japan on Wednesday asked that a review be held at a parliamentary political ethics panel for 44 lawmakers involved in a political funds scandal that has rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/politics/opposition-funds-ethics-panel/ #japan #politics #cdp #nipponishin #ldp #politicalfundsscandal #ethicscommittee

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, 1 month ago to Japan

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun considering the idea of disclosing the usage of so-called policy activity funds, sources in the party have said, amid a funding scandal roiling the LDP. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/politics/japan-ldp-political-funds-reform-talks/ #japan #politics #ldp #fumiokishida #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

As Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa continues to be a pillar of support for the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the diplomatic front, some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are hoping she might succeed him as party president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/politics/japan-foreign-minister-supports-kishida-cabinet/ #japan #politics #yokokamikawa #foreignministry #fumiokishida #ldp #cabinet

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Calls have been growing from opposition parties urging Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to quickly dissolve the Lower House for a general election following the LDP's thumping in three by-elections late last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/07/japan/politics/japan-opposition-snap-election/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #nipponishin #jcp #diet #fumiokishida #2024byelections

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida he plans to meet with his ruling Liberal Democratic Party immediately following his trip abroad to discuss how to revise a political funds law amid a scandal roiling the LDP. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/05/japan/politics/kishida-funds-scandal-election/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds #southkorea #china #diet

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The debate on revisions for Japan's Constitution has taken a back seat, with lawmakers instead focusing their attention on reviewing a law on political funding in the wake of a slush funds scandal involving members of the Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/politics/constitutional-revision-at-a-standstill/ #japan #politics #lowerhouse #constitution #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan's ruling party is considering changes to the political funds control law to increase transparency by requiring more disclosure about fundraising party ticket buyers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/politics/ldp-more-disclosure-fundraising-ticket-buyers/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #diet #lowerhouse

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The Japanese government has decided to skip submitting a bill on "active cyber defense" — detecting signs of cyberattacks and taking pre-emptive measures — according to sources Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/active-cyber-defense-bill-skipped/ #japan #cybersecurity #ldp #diet #defense

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has some serious thinking to do about how to handle his Liberal Democratic Party being completely shut out in Sunday’s by-elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/politics/kishida-election-loss-whats-next/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #fumiokishida #shimane #lowerhouse #toshimitsumotegi

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's by-election wins on Sunday are a further blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Liberal Democratic Party, but there is little likelihood of him calling a snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/politics/ldp-by-elections-analysis/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #fumiokishida #shimane #tokyo #nagasaki #lowerhouse

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Voting was underway in three key House of Representatives by-elections in Japan on Sunday, with results expected to be confirmed late into the night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/28/japan/politics/japan-by-election-voting/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelections #fumiokishida #ldp #tokyo #shimane #nagasaki

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Leaders of Japan's ruling and opposition parties made final pitches on Saturday ahead of three key by-elections in which voters are likely to focus on the issue of politics and money in the wake of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's slush fund scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/japan/politics/by-elections-final-pitches/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #shimane #tokyo #nagasaki #fumiokishida #kentaizumi

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

When a newly established Lower House committee on political reform gathered for the first time on Friday to lay the groundwork for a revision of the Political Funds Control Law, a sizeable gap between the various parties was readily apparent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/26/japan/politics/first-political-reform-committee/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #komeito #cdp

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The youngest son of Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is expected to run in the next Lower House election in Wakayama Prefecture, following a request by local leaders on Wednesday that he succeed his father. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/politics/nikai-son-election-lower-house/ #japan #politics #toshihironikai #ldp #nobuyasunikai #wakayama

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Ryu Shionoya, former chairman of the General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, submitted his resignation from the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/politics/ryu-shionoya-quits-ldp-political-funds-scandal/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #ryushionoya

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The Liberal Democratic Party has unveiled its blueprint for political reform, pledging to review current legislation on the handling of political funds and toughening penalties for lawmakers involved in wrongdoing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/politics/ldp-draft-political-funds/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #politicalfunds #komeito #cdp

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan's economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the war dead, including Class-A World War II criminals, and is regarded as a symbol of Japan's past militarism by several countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-yasukuni-visit/ #japan #politics #yasukunishrine #sanaetakaichi #ldp #wwii

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Candidates backed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are in the lead ahead of three by-elections for the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/politics/japan-opposition-party-by-elections/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhousebyelections #cdp #ldp