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CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2018
CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief
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.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
Japanese opposition parties DP and Kibo no To agree to join forces
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2017
DP leader Seiji Maehara to resign; Atsushi Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To
Democratic Party President Seiji Maehara steps down over his failure to unite the opposition camp ahead of the general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Abe emerges stronger with win, but faces nation still divided over constitutional revision
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.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Top opposition forces see contrasting fates after poll
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 21, 2017
Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe
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.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017
Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election
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.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 19, 2017
'Manifesto' era may be over but election campaigns still rife with rosy pledges and vague bottom lines
Eight years is a long time in Japanese politics and people are quick to forget, but things were vastly different then.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 16, 2017
Edano taking center stage as CDP gains momentum
Yukio Edano, founder and president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is taking the spotlight ahead of the general election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2017
Yukio Edano's liberal party rides wave of Twitter support, nearly catching up to Abe's LDP
A liberal-minded political party founded by ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has been sweeping its way through Japan’s Twitter community, amassing more than 100,000 followers in just a few days since its official launch on Monday.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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