Opposition in Japan requests extra Diet session to debate virus response
The opposition camp says Abe is shirking his responsibility to explain the government's decisions on Go To Travel and the disaster response in the rain-hit southwest.
Opposition laments failure to unite after Koike wins big in Tokyo election
Parties pledge to field unified candidates against the ruling coalition in the next Lower House election.
Japan's opposition slams tardy virus relief as emergency lifted
There has been criticism from business operators about the complexity of the relief application system and the limited amounts of funding available.
Japan opposition still seeking candidate for Tokyo governor race
Incumbent Yuriko Koike, 67, is riding on a wave of popularity amid the capital's fight against COVID-19.
CDP calls for government to keep ¥300,000 payout for struggling households
A senior opposition party official urged the government on Sunday to maintain a ¥300,000 cash handout program that had been under discussion for households suffering sharp drops in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While praising to the government's new ¥100,000 handout program for all ...
Opposition unites behind single candidate in Shizuoka by-election
Major opposition parties have decided to support a single candidate in a House of Representatives by-election set to be held in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 26. The by-election in the prefecture's No. 4 constituency is now likely to be a de facto one-on-one race between ...
The Japanese Communist Party's quest to unify a shattered opposition
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 ...
Japan opposition submits bill to scrap casino laws amid bribery scandal
Opposition parties are set to grill the government over the controversial handling of public documents pertaining to a state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party as well.
Japanese Communist Party slams China in first platform change since 2004
The Japanese Communist Party criticizes China’s current leadership by saying Beijing’s quest for “great-power chauvinism and hegemonism” is problematic.
Kochi gubernatorial race seen as barometer on voter attitudes toward Abe
Kochi Prefecture's gubernatorial election Sunday pitting a ruling coalition-backed candidate against an opponent supported by the main opposition parties is being seen as an important gauge of voter sentiment amid recent scandals that have engulfed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and on opposition camp unity. Two ...
Japan's opposition parties struggle to stay on message over consumption tax
Major opposition parties are wary of smaller peers’ calls for the rate to be lowered back to 5 percent, although they are largely unified in opposition to the 10 percent rate.
Campaign kicks off for Japan Upper House poll, a litmus test for constitutional reform and tax hike
The focus will be on whether the LDP and other forces in favor of constitutional amendment will be able to retain their current two-thirds supermajority.
