Editorials Apr 14, 2015

Opposition must step up its game

The opposition camp is failing to provide voters with a meaningful alternative to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.

National / Politics Dec 23, 2014

Hashimoto quits Ishin leadership

by Reiji Yoshida

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto resigns as co-leader of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) to focus on local elections in the spring, a move likely to further weaken the party's clout at the national level.

National / Politics Dec 23, 2014

Hashimoto to resign as co-leader of Ishin no To

by Reiji Yoshida

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto reportedly plans to resign as co-leader of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) to focus on local elections in the spring, a move likely to further weaken the party's clout at the national level. Ishin no To Secretary-General Ichiro Matsui plans ...

National / Politics Jul 18, 2014

Recent votes suggest local dissatisfaction with LDP growing

by Eric Johnston

The conservative Liberal Democratic Party seems unassailable at the national level, but leader Shinzo Abe's actions are causing a backlash that could hurt the LDP in local elections.