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LOWER HOUSE

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2014
Lower House majority is top goal in poll, LDP heavyweight Ishiba says
Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that maintaining majority control of the House of Representatives will be the top goal for the ruling coalition if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his major rival in the ruling party, this week calls a snap election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2014
Abe may dissolve Lower House on Tuesday, call snap December election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce Tuesday the dissolution of the Lower House and call a snap election in December, senior ruling party lawmakers say.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2014
Awaiting Abe's political gambit
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is going to dissolve the Lower House for a snap election, he will have to clearly lay out his agenda for voters and await their verdict.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 14, 2014
Why Abe will likely opt to call a snap Lower House election
Successive resignations of two female Cabinet members dealt a blow to the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But should the opposition camp be credited for its attack that forced them to step down or did the administration manage to minimize the impact by counteracting quickly?
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2014
DPJ, Ishin no To reject alliance over possible snap election
The Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party of Japan will not form a broad cooperation agreement in the event that a Lower House election is held next month, as both parties continue to jostle for position and stake out their territory.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2014
Despite denial, don't be surprised if Abe calls snap election
The possibility that the prime minister will dissolve the Lower House is gaining credence, especially if he decides not to raise the consumption tax again.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2014
Lower House electoral reform
A panel of experts has begun discussions on addressing Lower House electoral reforms, particularly the vote-value disparity between rural and urban districts, after talks among the ruling and opposition parties failed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2014
LDP's Kaneko heads for victory in Kagoshima by-election
Projections show former assembly chief Masuo Kaneko of the Liberal Democratic Party is assured of winning the Lower House by-election in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2014
Record budget clears Lower House
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gets his draft budget for fiscal 2014, worth a record ¥95.88 trillion, through the Lower House, giving him more time to focus on the contentious issue of collective self-defense.
EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2014
An equal vote is a priority
Talks between the ruling and opposition parties on rectifying vote-value disparity, which remains so wide among Lower House constituencies as to undermine the principle of equality under the Constitution, have made little headway.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2014
Diet grills NHK boss on remarks
In a bid to dodge criticism that he is unqualified to lead NHK, its embattled president, Katsuto Momii, tells the Diet the contentious remarks at his first official press conference were not the broadcaster's official views but his own.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2013
Inose in denial mode as cash cloud hangs heavier
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's failure to declare a whopping u00a550 million he received from a shady hospital tycoon sees his political career take a pounding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2013
Ruling bloc rams secrets bill through Lower House
The ruling coalition forced its contentious state secrets bill through the Lower House on Tuesday evening amid calls from all but one of the opposition forces for further deliberations on its provisions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2013
Six arrested over Tokuda election campaign fraud
Six people linked to Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally rewarding people who worked on the Lower House member's campaign for the December 2012 general election, Tokyo prosecutors and police said.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2013
Bill to set up U.S.-style security council clears Lower House
The House of Representatives passes legislation to establish a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council and sends it to the Upper House for ratification.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2013
Lower House passes investment accord
The Lower House passed an accord Thursday to facilitate investment between Japan, China and South Korea in a move that will help accelerate talks for a trilateral free trade agreement.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2013
Ruling bloc vote enacts five-seat Diet reduction
The LDP-led ruling bloc forces passage of a token electoral reform bill in a manner not seen since 2008, highlighting the Diet's deepening divide.
JAPAN
May 10, 2013
Lower House OKs Hague convention bill
The Lower House on Thursday approved a bill needed to ratify an international treaty on settling cross-border child custody disputes, making it certain the Diet will enact it this summer following Upper House deliberations.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2013
Lower House passes vote disparity bill
The Lower House passed a bill Tuesday that would cut five of its 300 districts amid mounting pressure to rectify vote-value disparities that have plagued national elections.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2013
Lower House OKs ratification of child custody pact
The Lower House unanimously approves ratification of signing an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes, paving the way for passage through the Diet in late May.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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