Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2020
With the merger of two opposition groups, it's hoped a long run of party dissolutions and mergers can be stopped.
National / Politics Jul 22, 2019
Main opposition party CDP makes big gains in Japan's Upper House election
Opposition parties saw mixed results in Sunday's Upper House election, with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) making big gains while others struggled to attract support in a crowded field. The CDP, which ran on promises to postpone a planned consumption tax hike and ...
National / Politics Jun 24, 2019
Abe survives censure motion by opposition over controversial pension report
The measure was intended to challenge the government’s reluctance to address public concerns about the sustainability of the public pension system.
National / Politics Aug 22, 2018
CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief
by Miya Tanaka
Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, will make a six-day trip to the United States from Sept. 11 in his first overseas visit since the main opposition party was formed last October, according to a CDP lawmaker. Talks are currently underway ...
National / Politics Jan 15, 2018
Japanese opposition parties DP and Kibo no To agree to join forces
by Tomohiro Osaki
Opposition parties Kibo no To and the Democratic Party strike a deal to team up against the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in the Diet.
National / Politics Dec 28, 2017
CDP grants membership to former DP leader Renho; DP says resignation not final
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday approved former Democratic Party leader Renho's application for membership. She is the sixth Upper House lawmaker to join the opposition party. Since the DP's decision on how to handle her letter of resignation isn't due until next year, ...
National / Politics Oct 27, 2017
DP leader Seiji Maehara to resign; Atsushi Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To
by Tomohiro Osaki
Democratic Party President Seiji Maehara steps down over his failure to unite the opposition camp ahead of the general election.
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 22, 2017
Abe emerges stronger with win, but faces nation still divided over constitutional revision
by Reiji Yoshida
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might have emerged from the Lower House snap election with a stronger power base — but he faces a sharply divided nation.
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 22, 2017
Top opposition forces see contrasting fates after poll
by Alex Martin and Daisuke Kikuchi
The two opposition parties launched less than one month ago to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition met contrasting fates in the general election.
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 21, 2017
Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe
by Tomohiro Osaki
Voters prepare to go to the polls Sunday as a typhoon threatens to tip the odds in favor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative ruling coalition.
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 20, 2017
Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election
by Tomohiro Osaki
Yukio Edano was the face of Japan during the unprecedented nuclear crisis that hit Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, leading numerous news conferences as the government's top spokesman. Fast forward to 2017, and the "Jack Bauer of Japan," as he was dubbed by overseas media for ...
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 19, 2017
by Reiji Yoshida and Alex Martin
Eight years is a long time in Japanese politics and people are quick to forget, but things were vastly different then. In summer 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan won a sweeping victory against the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition in the Lower House election, ...