thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday officially announced his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/kan-no-lower-house-run/?utm_content=bufferb6ff5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #naotokan #cdp #ldp

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

With Naoto Kan announcing in October that he will not run in the next general election, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — the main opposition party — will lose a high profile figure and political veteran from the party’s liberal wing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/japan/politics/naoto-kan-cdp-retirement/?utm_content=bufferbeff2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #cdp #naotokan #311 #diet #kentaizumi #ichiroozawa #chinaminishimura #yukioedano

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who led Japan's immediate response to the 3/11 disasters, does not intend to run in the next general election, as he seeks to bring about a generational shift in politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/21/japan/politics/former-prime-minister-naoto-kan-retire/?utm_content=buffera16a1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #cdp #naotokan #311 #diet