National / Politics Jul 3, 2020
CDP looks likely to hold first leadership election in September
Yukio Edano is expected to retain the largest opposition party's top post without a contest.
National Jun 5, 2020
Abe administration grilled over ¥300 billion for work on tourism drive
Tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba effectively admitted that the costs are excessive, saying he will make efforts to cut them "as much as possible."
National / Politics Jun 3, 2020
Japan's ruling bloc to push back controversial prosecutor bills
The government intends to prioritize the passage of a second supplementary budget, which includes measures to handle the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.
National May 26, 2020
Japan's opposition slams tardy virus relief as emergency lifted
There has been criticism from business operators about the complexity of the relief application system and the limited amounts of funding available.
National / Politics May 25, 2020
Japan opposition still seeking candidate for Tokyo governor race
Incumbent Yuriko Koike, 67, is riding on a wave of popularity amid the capital's fight against COVID-19.
National / Politics Apr 28, 2020
Japan opposition submits bill to relieve renters' pain amid pandemic
The LDP comes under fire as being too slow to help companies hurt by the pandemic.
National / Politics Apr 23, 2020
Japan lawmakers working on rent relief for virus-hit businesses
Ruling and opposition lawmakers are working on rent relief for restaurants and other businesses being forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ruling coalition wants to give financial aid directly to these businesses to help them pay their rents, while opposition parties ...
National Apr 20, 2020
CDP calls for government to keep ¥300,000 payout for struggling households
A senior opposition party official urged the government on Sunday to maintain a ¥300,000 cash handout program that had been under discussion for households suffering sharp drops in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While praising to the government's new ¥100,000 handout program for all ...
National Apr 15, 2020
CDP lawmaker expelled from party over hostess bar visit amid emergency
A Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker was expelled from the main opposition party Wednesday after admitting he visited a Tokyo hostess bar despite the capital being under a state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a senior official said. House of ...
National Apr 14, 2020
Senior Japanese ruling party and opposition officials agreed Tuesday to reduce lawmakers' salaries by 20 percent for a year as part of efforts to overcome the novel coronavirus crisis. The accord was reached at a meeting between Hiroshi Moriyama, Diet affairs chief of the governing ...
National / Politics Mar 18, 2020
Opposition unites behind single candidate in Shizuoka by-election
Major opposition parties have decided to support a single candidate in a House of Representatives by-election set to be held in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 26. The by-election in the prefecture's No. 4 constituency is now likely to be a de facto one-on-one race between ...
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Mar 13, 2020
Japan's Diet unites, on surface at least, to pass coronavirus emergency bill
by Satoshi Sugiyama
The state-of-emergency legislation is an amendment to a law covering influenza and new infectious diseases passed in 2012.