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National / Politics Nov 30, 2019

Japan skirts question about possibility of SDF dispatch to Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

The government has skirted a question about the possibility of sending Self-Defense Forces troops to four Russian-held isles off Hokkaido that are at the center of the two countries' territorial dispute. In a document adopted at a Cabinet meeting Friday, the government said it is ...

Japanese lawmaker under fire for suggesting war with South Korea says his right to free speech is being suppressed

National / Politics Sep 3, 2019

Japanese lawmaker under fire for suggesting war with South Korea says his right to free speech is being suppressed

A minor opposition party lawmaker said on Tuesday his right to free speech is being curtailed by those critical of him for suggesting war with South Korea would settle a territorial dispute between the country and Japan. "I only raised a question, and there is ...

Scandal-hit Japanese lawmaker says 'war the only way' to take back Takeshima

National / Politics Sep 1, 2019

Scandal-hit Japanese lawmaker says 'war the only way' to take back Takeshima

by Jesse Johnson

A lawmaker who drew fire earlier this year for remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia to retake islands held by Moscow has made a similar claim that nothing short of conflict would allow for Japan to retake the disputed ...

Japan lawmaker who sparked scandal with Russia war remarks to join anti-NHK party

National / Politics Jul 29, 2019

Japan lawmaker who sparked scandal with Russia war remarks to join anti-NHK party

Hodaka Maruyama, who was expelled from Nippon Ishin no Kai, will become a member of NHK Kara Kokumin wo Mamoru To (the Party to Protect the People from NHK).

Rare Diet resolution passed to increase pressure on Hodaka Maruyama to quit over Russia war remarks

National / Politics Jun 6, 2019

Rare Diet resolution passed to increase pressure on Hodaka Maruyama to quit over Russia war remarks

It is the first time that the Diet has adopted a resolution to press a lawmaker into resignation, according to the secretariats for both houses.

Parties step up pressure on lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama to quit over Russia war remarks

National / Politics Jun 5, 2019

Parties step up pressure on lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama to quit over Russia war remarks

A resolution against opposition lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama came after the government verified remarks he made during a visa-free exchange program between Japan and Russia in May were problematic.

Lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama's 'war' gaffe puts spotlight on disputed isles

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jun 1, 2019

Lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama's 'war' gaffe puts spotlight on disputed isles

by Philip Brasor

Diet lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama was kicked out of opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai last month over remarks he made during an exchange excursion to one of the Russian-controlled islands off the coast of Hokkaido that Japan claims as its own. Other opposition parties ...

Is disgust with the status quo now feeding nostalgia for the past?

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jun 1, 2019

Is disgust with the status quo now feeding nostalgia for the past?

by Michael Hoffman

Bulgarian scholar Ivan Krastev, in an interview with the Asahi Shimbun published in March, compared the restless discontent of the 1960s with that of today. Fifty years ago, he said, disgust with the status quo fed hope for the future. Today it feeds nostalgia ...

In joint resolution, LDP and Komeito rebuke lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama over 'war' comment

National / Politics May 21, 2019

In joint resolution, LDP and Komeito rebuke lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama over 'war' comment

by Tomohiro Osaki

The ruling coalition said the comment made by lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama “runs counter to pacifism” and “significantly undermines Japan’s national interest.”

Citing free speech, Japanese lawmaker who alluded to war with Russia refuses to resign

National / Politics May 20, 2019

Citing free speech, Japanese lawmaker who alluded to war with Russia refuses to resign

The Lower House member says the Diet, as a place for free speech, is “signing its own death warrant” with the motion.

Japan's opposition parties urge lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama to resign for war remark about Russia-held isles

National / Politics May 17, 2019

Japan's opposition parties urge lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama to resign for war remark about Russia-held isles

A half dozen opposition parties on Friday filed a joint motion urging a Diet lawmaker to resign for alluding to the possibility that war with Russia was the only way to regain control of the disputed islands off Hokkaido. The motion in the House of ...

Japan fears lawmaker's 'war' gaffe may impact isle talks with Russia

National / Politics | FOCUS May 15, 2019

Japan fears lawmaker's 'war' gaffe may impact isle talks with Russia

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui condemned remarks by a lawmaker in his Nippon Isshin no Kai party suggesting war as a way for Japan to recapture Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.

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