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SEIJI MAEHARA

Seiji Maehara (center) with other members of his new party, Free Education for All, at the parliament on Thursday
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2023
Seiji Maehara launches new party to unite opposition against LDP
The former foreign minister's new Free Education for All party aligns in its major policy priority with Nippon Ishin no Kai.
Seiji Maehara (left) speaks during a news conference in the Diet building on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2023
Seiji Maehara's new party seen as move to join Nippon Ishin
The prominent lawmaker aims to achieve a change in government through a coalition of lawmakers other than those from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Seiji Maehara (center) speaks at a news conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Thursday along with four lawmakers who will join his new political party.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2023
Former Foreign Minister Maehara to form new party
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Thursday that he has decided to leave the opposition Democratic Party for the People, which has recently moved closer to the ruling bloc, to form a new force in parliament.
Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki speaks during an interview in his Tokyo office on September 7
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2023
Japan's opposition struggles to move beyond political fragmentation
The leadership race for the DPP has reignited debate over the state of the opposition, with calls for a united front clashing with divisions over policy.
Yuichiro Tamaki gives a news conference after securing his re-election as the head of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2023
Japan's opposition party incumbent head Yuichiro Tamaki re-elected
The five-term House of Representatives member also said he has no plans to become a Cabinet member.
Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki (left) and the party's deputy leader, Seiji Maehara, pose following a news conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2023
DPP leadership race officially begins ahead of Sept. 2 vote
Incumbent party leader Yuichiro Tamaki is facing off against No. 2 Seiji Maehara in a race that could affect the landscape of the next Lower House poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2017
DP taps Upper House member Kohei Otsuka as new party president
The Democratic Party elected Upper House member Kohei Otsuka as new party president on Tuesday following the formal resignation of Seiji Maehara the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2017
Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara resigns over merger disarray
Seiji Maehara has resigned as leader of the Democratic Party to take responsibility for the disarray following a failed merger with the fledgling force led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 16, 2017
Let's discuss the DP joining up with Kibo no To
In a dramatic move, the center-left Democratic Party decided Sept. 28 to effectively disband its Lower House caucus and join Kibo no To.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2017
As Tokyo assembly closes, Koike still not running in Lower House election
The answer is no. Period.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2017
Yuriko Koike to vet DP refugees on key policies before laying out welcome mat
Members of the moribund Democratic Party will be vetted carefully before being allowed to join her upstart Kibo no To (Party of Hope), conservative Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Democratic Party may field no candidates in snap poll as ranks look to run as part of Yuriko Koike's new force
The leader of Japan's main opposition force, the Democratic Party, will propose that the party stand no candidates in next month's Lower House election, and let its members run under the banner of the new party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2017
DP lawmakers unhappy with JCP election alliance consider exiting party
Several Lower House members of the Democratic Party are considering quitting over its election cooperation alliance with the Japanese Communist Party, sources familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017
Lawmaker Yamao resigns from the DP after alleged extramarital affair deepens opposition party's crisis
Long considered a rising star, Shiori Yamao exits the Democratic Party amid an emerging scandal, dealing a blow to the nascent leadership of the struggling opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017
Maehara stumbles over selection of deputy as DP braces for snap election
Seiji Maehara, the new president of the Democratic Party, has suffered a setback in arguably his most important first task as head of the largest opposition force: Choosing his secretary-general — the second in command within the party leadership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2017
Cabinet's flat support rating surpassed by disapproval rating in latest poll
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet is essentially holding level at 44.5 percent while again being surpassed by the disapproval rating, a new poll shows.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2017
Maehara's task as new Democratic Party leader
Seiji Maehara faces an incredibly difficult road in trying the get the Democratic Party back on track.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2017
Struggling DP elects Maehara as next president
Conservative lawmaker Seiji Maehara wins the Democratic Party's presidential election, raising the chances of the scrambled opposition camp realigning itself to take on the ruling coalition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2017
Maehara leads Edano in DP presidential race but half of chapters undecided: poll
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has the backing of 14 of the Democratic Party's prefectural chapters for the DP leadership race, His sole opponent, ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, has 10.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2017
DP leadership race comes at a critical juncture
For the sake of its credibility, the Democratic Party needs to decide during this leadership election just where it stands on many vital issues.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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