Any coalition with Japanese Communist Party would collapse quickly, CDP leader says
At the same time, Yukio Edano stressed that the CDP's reluctance to form a coalition with the JCP does not mean the two parties will not cooperate.
Japan's ruling and opposition parties gearing up for elections
For some opposition groups, one urgent task is to make arrangements on candidates with other parties.
Japanese parties vie to boost number of female candidates ahead of election
In the Diet, women comprised just 9.9% of lawmakers in the powerful Lower House as of June 2020.
An opposition party executive expressed readiness on Sunday to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga if the leader refuses to extend the current session of the Diet, even if the motion risks prompting a general election. If Suga rejects ...
Diet enacts revision to Japan's law on referendums for constitutional reform
The change to the law coincides with calls for an emergency clause that would give broad authority to the Cabinet and limit citizens' rights under circumstances such as a pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics should shun foreign VIPs, opposition leader Edano says
Foreign leaders, sponsors and even International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach should stay away from next month’s Tokyo Games, according to the CDP leader.
Japan's LDP shelves LGBT bill for current Diet session due to conservative opposition
The decision was made amid difficulties in reaching a consensus among LDP lawmakers, with some conservative factions voicing strong objection to the bill.
Bill on rehiring teachers fired for sexual acts with children clears Diet
A new law aims to make it more difficult for educators who lost their teaching licenses due to acts of sexual violence to work again.
Plan to prioritize lawmakers for vaccinations in Japan postponed
Some within the ruling LDP insisted that lawmakers should be given priority from the perspective of crisis management.
Suga stares down Japan's Olympic challenge
Whether or not to go ahead with the already-delayed Summer Games is a decision fraught with implications, and not only for public health.
Withdrawal of immigration bill underscores Suga's precarious standing
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito had hoped to pass the bill during the current Diet session, set to end June 16.
