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Former DP chief Renho files paperwork to join Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Renho, the former president of the Democratic Party, formally applied on Tuesday to join the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, with approval from the main opposition party expected soon. On the same day, the CDP accepted applications from three other former Upper House members of ...
Democratic Party President Kohei Otsuka offered up multiple options to drastically rejigger his party's organization — including the possible launch of a new party or a name change — during a meeting Tuesday, a party source said. The options were discussed by a small number ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike quits as head of opposition Kibo no To
Surprise move following October election defeat likely to deal a fresh blow to a party facing tepid support.
Where Koike's new political party lost hope
At the polls, a sweep for Abe and a rubber stamp for Japan's Supreme Court judges
Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.
Taro Aso explains comments crediting snap election win to North Korea
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has sought to clarify comments he made earlier in the week attributing the ruling party's decisive election win last weekend to North Korea, after the remarks drew claims of exploitation from the main opposition party. "It's the government that decides ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to reappoint all of his Cabinet ministers next week in light of the ruling coalition's big win in the snap election last week, a senior lawmaker said. Abe will also leave the leadership of his conservative Liberal Democratic Party unchanged, ...
The opposition camp needs to find a way to put its forces together to serve as a viable contender to the ruling coalition.
Winners and losers in the election
Last week's Lower House election was quite different from the contests the ruling alliance won in recent years.
Koike says she won't resign as Kibo no To head after poor election showing
Tokyo governor says she will distance herself from national politics and leave parliamentary affairs to members who won Diet seats.
Yamao — whose aggressive questioning style has made her a prominent adversary of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — won by a razor-thin margin on Sunday.
Lawsuits filed to nullify Lower House election over vote-value disparity
A group of lawyers filed lawsuits seeking to invalidate the results of Sunday's Lower House election for all 289 single-seat districts. The group, led by Hidetoshi Masunaga, claimed the election was unconstitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The lawyers said the election was invalid because it ...
