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Can Japan's opposition realignment end a troubled history?

Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2020

Can Japan's opposition realignment end a troubled history?

With the merger of two opposition groups, it's hoped a long run of party dissolutions and mergers can be stopped.

Main opposition party CDP makes big gains in Japan's Upper House election

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 ...

Abe survives censure motion by opposition over controversial pension report

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.

CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief

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 ...

Japanese opposition parties DP and Kibo no To agree to join forces

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.

CDP grants membership to former DP leader Renho; DP says resignation not final

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, ...

DP leader Seiji Maehara to resign; Atsushi Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To

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.

Abe emerges stronger with win, but faces nation still divided over constitutional revision

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.

Top opposition forces see contrasting fates after poll

National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 22, 2017

Top opposition forces see contrasting fates after poll

by 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.

Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe

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.

Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election

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 ...

'Manifesto' era may be over but election campaigns still rife with rosy pledges and vague bottom lines

National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 19, 2017

'Manifesto' era may be over but election campaigns still rife with rosy pledges and vague bottom lines

by Reiji Yoshida

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, ...

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