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LDP outranks other parties in average funds raised in 2019

National Dec 4, 2020

LDP outranks other parties in average funds raised in 2019

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the LDP president who took office in September, took the 28th spot with ¥112.26 million.

For Japan's new Constitutional Democratic Party, the hard work starts now

National / Politics Sep 15, 2020

For Japan's new Constitutional Democratic Party, the hard work starts now

by Eric Johnston

As the largest opposition party formally kicks off it faces no shortage of challenges, including corralling established figures not accustomed to being on the same side.

Much ado about retirement ages and Japan's politicized bureaucracy

Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Jun 18, 2020

Much ado about retirement ages and Japan's politicized bureaucracy

by Colin P.A. Jones

The scandal surrounding top prosecutor Hiromu Kurokawa has kicked off a debate on retirement ages and interference in Japan's civil service.

LDP secretary-general: The power behind the PM

Reference | FYI Apr 30, 2020

LDP secretary-general: The power behind the PM

by Eric Johnston

Those in the position are de facto the most powerful person within the party after its president.

The Japanese Communist Party's quest to unify a shattered opposition

Reference | FYI Feb 23, 2020

The Japanese Communist Party's quest to unify a shattered opposition

by Eric Johnston

Last month, for the first time in 16 years, the Japanese Communist Party met to revise its basic political program. Part of the reason was that the party hopes a change of rhetoric, at least, will make it easier to form an opposition coalition ...

Suicide suspected as body of ex-DPJ lawmaker Yukiko Miyake found on Tokyo beach

National Jan 6, 2020

Suicide suspected as body of ex-DPJ lawmaker Yukiko Miyake found on Tokyo beach

Former Lower House lawmaker Yukiko Miyake was found dead in Tokyo several days ago, with police suspecting she might have killed herself, investigative sources said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK said her family had reported her missing to police late last month, and that officers had ...

Ichiro Ozawa: The kingmaker and destroyer in Japanese politics

National / History | Heisei Icons Feb 19, 2019

Ichiro Ozawa: The kingmaker and destroyer in Japanese politics

by Reiji Yoshida

Reformer, kingmaker, shadow shogun, destroyer. With so many labels, no politician stands out like Ichiro Ozawa among Japan's conformist legislators.

Ichiro Ozawa may be on verge of comeback as Japan's DPP and Liberal parties form joint Diet group

National / Politics Jan 24, 2019

Ichiro Ozawa may be on verge of comeback as Japan's DPP and Liberal parties form joint Diet group

by Reiji Yoshida

One of Japan's most influential and divisive political figures in recent decades may be staging another comeback. On Thursday, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa and Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, met at the Diet, where they agreed to form a ...

Japan's Board of Audit: unlikely guardians of the Constitution?

Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Dec 4, 2016

Japan's Board of Audit: unlikely guardians of the Constitution?

by Colin P.A. Jones

As well as uncovering government waste, the bean counters have pushed back — politely — over state secret exemptions.

Liberal Party is reborn in Seikatsu no To rebranding ahead of possible election

National / Politics Oct 13, 2016

Liberal Party is reborn in Seikatsu no To rebranding ahead of possible election

by Reiji Yoshida

Seikatsu no To (People's Life Party) has rebranded itself as the Liberal Party, adopting the name of a recently defunct conservative party in a bid to lure right-of-center voters away from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The party registered its name change at the internal ...

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Jan 24, 2015

Can the DPJ reinvigorate Japanese democracy?

by Jeff Kingston

Columbia University's Gerald Curtis recently wrote, "It is a sad commentary on Japan's politics that after nearly 70 years of democracy a competitive party system has all but disintegrated." The Democratic Party of Japan is a culprit in this disintegration and slim hopes for a ...

Ozawa keeps hope for regime change alive

National / Politics | DECISION 2014 Dec 15, 2014

Ozawa keeps hope for regime change alive

by Masaaki Kameda

Diet heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, leader of Seikatsu no To (People's Life Party), admitted Monday that the opposition camp failed to give voters an alternative to the ruling bloc in the Lower House election but stressed that change is still possible if they join hands. "The ...

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