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LDP CONSTITUTION

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2023
Japan ruling parties hold first talks on easing weapon export rules
The LDP hopes to lift a virtual arms export ban by easing Japan's guidelines on the overseas transfer of defense equipment and technology drawn up under its pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2023
Would gender quotas for lawmakers work in Japan?
Experts both at home and abroad say quotas are the fastest way to achieve gender equality in politics, but there are many factors at play, both legally and culturally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
Kishida rallies LDP members ahead of April local elections
The prime minister said his ruling party will focus on issues surrounding wage hikes, constitutional revision and imperial succession.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2023
Uncertainty hangs over Kishida's ability to deliver constitutional reform
Kishida is lacking the political capital to push forward with the very challenging topic, due to dismal public support for his Cabinet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2023
LDP seeks to drive wedge into CDP-Nippon Ishin collaboration
With unified local elections and by-elections for the House of Representatives slated to be held in April, the tug-of-war between the ruling and opposition camps is likely to intensify.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2022
Japan ruling bloc tipped to win over half of Upper House seats in election
The LDP and Komeito are tipped to grab more than 63 — a simple majority — of the 125 seats up for grabs, with the ruling party projected to gain over 60. Komeito is expected to retain 14.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2022
Japan's ruling bloc likely to hold majority in Upper House election, survey shows
Parties that support revising the Constitution are expected to maintain the two-thirds majority needed to initiate any amendment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2022
LDP No. 2 plans constitutional reform push after Upper House election
Toshimitsu Motegi said the LDP wants to 'share a sense of a timetable with major parties and realize constitutional reform at an early stage.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2021
Opposition tie-up could herald new debate on constitutional revision in Japan
In what could be the start of an opposition party realignment, Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Democratic Party for the People have begun working together to push the issue in parliament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020
Lawmakers slammed for using coronavirus to justify emergency clause for Japan's Constitution, curbing rights
Some lawmakers, including representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, have made the case for a state of emergency clause to be added to the Constitution, basing their argument on the current crisis around the new coronavirus outbreak, drawing criticism from opposition parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2019
How socialism and the left wing failed in Japan
Three decades ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Malta Summit signified the end of the Cold War and the defeat of left-wing forces, including the socialists and communists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2019
LDP might delay talks on constitutional referendum bill to avoid Diet extension that could hurt Abe
The drive to change the process for revising the Constitution is being blunted by fears the opposition will get more time to dig up dirt on Abe's cherry blossom scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2019
LDP open to ideas on Constitution from other parties, says head of revision panel Hiroyuki Hosoda
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will respond flexibly to constitutional revision proposals from other parties, the LDP's leader on the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2018
Fumio Kishida to make decision on LDP presidential election after Diet closes for summer
Fumio Kishida, the Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief, said he will make his decision on whether to run for party president, and thus prime minister, after the Diet closes for the summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2018
Key LDP panel agrees to pursue Abe's proposed amendment of Japan's pacifist Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to pursue a plan proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to amend Article 9 of the nation’s war-renouncing Constitution and add an explicit reference to the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 3, 2018
LDP action plan to call for strong push to revise Constitution: draft
The Liberal Democratic Party's 2018 action plan calls for holding Japan's first referendum on revising the Constitution and raising public debate on the issue.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2017
LDP divided over more substantial changes to Article 9 of Japan's war-renouncing Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday it is weighing both moderate and drastic revisions of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, as it summarized its discussions on constitutional amendment in an interim report.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2017
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party eyes Jan. 22 for the convening of the next ordinary Diet session
The government and the ruling bloc are considering convening the next ordinary session of the Diet on Jan. 22, an executive with the Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2017
With election in the bag, LDP resumes talks on amending pacifist constitution
The Liberal Democratic Party has resumed discussions on revising the Constitution after its big win in last month's election, when it pledged to pursue the first-ever amendment.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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