Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi urges government to actively update citizens on pandemic
The government should actively release information regarding the coronavirus pandemic to allay citizens' worries, the head of Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, said Monday. "Citizens' worries are growing day by day, as infections have spread to regional areas," Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi ...
Currently, criminals age 18 and 19 are not treated as adults, and are processed through family courts in principle.
For some in LDP, Koike's Tokyo win strengthens case for snap poll
Landslide triumph for the incumbent in Sunday's gubernatorial election underscored the current weakness of the opposition and voters' preference for the status quo.
Snap elections in the fall preferable, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso says
Aso made the remark to a senior lawmaker from Liberal Democratic Party coalition partner Komeito, according to a source.
LDP lays groundwork to consider equipping Japan with attack capabilities
The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted discussions on national security policy following suspension of the plan to deploy Aegis Ashore.
Senior LDP figures hint at Lower House breakup and election within 2020
Some speculate that such comments are intended to keep LDP members united, at a time when the administration faces strong headwinds over a spate of problems.
Japan's ruling bloc to push back controversial prosecutor bills
The government intends to prioritize the passage of a second supplementary budget, which includes measures to handle the fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.
Odd couple: LDP-Komeito political marriage faces testing times
Power struggles in Abe's party could further strain the two-decades-old coalition in the weeks to come
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 ...
Komeito cash handout demand highlights Abe's fading power amid outbreak
The turnabout marked an extraordinary moment in the over seven-year-long reign of Abe, providing a glimpse of the ruling coalition's mounting exasperation with his administration.
Senior Japanese ruling party and opposition officials agreed Tuesday to reduce lawmakers' salaries by 20 percent for a year as part of efforts to overcome the novel coronavirus crisis. The accord was reached at a meeting between Hiroshi Moriyama, Diet affairs chief of the governing ...
