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KOMEITO

JAPAN
Jan 22, 2023
Kishida heads into parliamentary session with packed — and divisive — agenda
Contentious debates in the Diet over increased defense spending, policies aimed at children and extending the life of nuclear reactors could ultimately seal the prime minister's fate.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2022
Diplomacy between Japanese and Chinese lawmakers has dwindled in recent years
There were few visits to each other's countries by lawmakers in 2022, the 50th year since the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two sides.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2022
LDP-Komeito coalition facing friction 10 years after return to power
LDP-Komeito friction is increasingly visible under the administration of incumbent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2022
Incumbent Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono secures fourth term
Voter turnout came to 56.69%, upu00a0sharply from the previous gubernatorial poll's turnout rate of 33.9%, which set a record low.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2022
Amid low ratings and scandals, Kishida scores a win with passage of key bills
In a parliamentary session rocked by Cabinet resignations and controversy over the Unification Church, the prime minister was able to eke out some political wins.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
Sense of stagnation clouds Komeito after failed rejuvenation
At 70 years old, Natsuo Yamaguchi, was elected unopposed for an eighth straight term as leader, despite the party's earlier plans to replace him.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2022
Chief of opposition's DPP vows to prioritize policies over parties
The opposition party chief once again denied reports that the ruling LDP is considering adding the DPP to its ruling coalition along with Komeito.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2022
Komeito wary of Unification Church issue ahead of local races
Supported largely by lay Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, the party fears that increased public attention on ties between politics and religion could harm its electoral chances.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2022
Kishida denies report on possible coalition with DPP
Sources said Friday that LDP and DPP executives had been in contact behind closed doors to pave the way for negotiations on forming a three-party coalition government.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Draft bill in Japan would enable refunds of religious donations
The bill would enable the children or spouse of the follower of a religious group to claim back some of a donation if it was made under conditions deemed problematic.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022
Parliament OKs bill to redraw Lower House electoral map to curtail vote-value disparities
The revised law, which will remove one seat each from 10 prefectures and distribute 10 to five other prefectures, will be put into effect a month after its promulgation.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2022
The politics behind Kishida's religious exploitation bill
Kishida saying that it will be a government-sponsored bill while the discussions were still ongoing startled lawmakers on both sides.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2022
Main opposition seeks talks with party chiefs on Unification Church victims
A top official with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has called for early talks for rescuing victims of questionable practices by the group.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2022
Can LDP and Komeito hammer out differences over defense spending?
The coalition partners disagree on issues such as counterstrike capability as well as budget size and allocation.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
Rival parties work together to craft bills helping 'spiritual sales' victims
By reaching out to the opposition, Kishida could pass a bill faster while dampening the momentum of opposition members grilling him on the issue of the Unification Church.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2022
As parliament reconvenes, questions loom over LDP-Komeito ties
The kind of close, informal connections senior members of previous LDP-led governments had with senior Komeito officials appears to be lacking under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2022
Lawmakers' attendance at Abe state funeral largely split along party lines
While most are making their decision based on their party's relationship with the late politician, there are individual exceptions in both the ruling and opposition parties.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2022
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi secures eighth term unopposed
Yamaguchi's 13-year tenure as leader is the party's longest since Komeito was reorganized into its current form in 1998.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Aug 29, 2022
How faith and spirituality shape modern Japan
The religious movement behind the grudge held by the man charged with Abe's assassination has cast a fresh light on how religion is perceived and practiced in the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 14, 2022
Japan's pro-constitutional reform parties struggle to get on the same page
The four parties remain apart in their positions on not only the top issue of amending the war-renouncing Article 9 but also on less controversial items.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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