Parties divided over adding emergency clause to Japan's Constitution
Lawmakers called for debates to be held on amending the top law to include such a clause, at the first meeting of the Lower House Commission on the Constitution in this Diet session.
For Suga and LDP, worries build over Hiroshima poll in election year
A vote-buying scandal that forced the resignation of the previous representative has rocked the local political establishment and sparked voter anger.
China’s Taiwan conundrum: Will use of force to unite be followed by new division?
If Taiwan doesn’t agree to be absorbed peacefully, it will be forced to do so. Beijing now feels that there is little likelihood of peaceful unification.
Alarmed by inaction, lawmakers push Japan to embrace rights diplomacy
A tug-of-war between the Foreign Ministry and lawmakers, with Suga standing on the sidelines, illustrates the challenge confronting Tokyo: Take stronger action or risk alienating the U.S.
Japan's DPP seen as potential destabilizing factor for opposition unity
The party is set to support bills opposed by other opposition parties in Diet votes, and has withdrawn its support for a CDP candidate in a forthcoming Upper House by-election.
Diet in review: Suga defensive on virus response but steadfast on Olympics
Japan's prime minister took heat from one opposition lawmaker after another during three days of question-and-answer sessions.
Opposition leaders call for Tokyo Games to be canceled or delayed
The JCP is demanding cancellation of the games, citing the WHO chief scientist's comment that herd immunity cannot be acquired through vaccinations within the year.
Lone vote for female lawmaker in PM race was gesture of hope
Despite Yoshihide Suga's victory in the recent vote for prime minister being a done deal, Takae Ito was recognized through the admiration of a colleague.
Bolder domestic vision in Suga’s Diet speech, but diplomacy unchanged
The prime minister recited a laundry list of projects on which he is eager to deliver, while relying on strategies he inherited to set out foreign policy.
Science panel controversy overshadows Suga’s Diet debut
The session will likely see a fierce showdown between an experienced power-broker with his own policy ambitions and opposition parties determined to grill the new leader.
Top Japanese opposition party's No. 2 to stay in post after merger
Tetsuro Fukuyama formerly served under party leader Yukio Edano when the latter was chief Cabinet secretary.
