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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens as Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Kenta Izumi speaks in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2023
Tough questions for Kishida in parliament over spending plans
Japan’s main opposition party began its scrutiny of Kishida's economic stimulus package as the country struggles with inflation and stagnant wages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
LDP leadership cautious about early LGBTQ bill discussions
Some party heavyweights fear that talks on the legislation will fuel tensions between proponents and opponents within the LDP ahead of April elections.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2021
Former Prime Minister Abe bids for a new role: LDP kingmaker
With Suga's falling popularity opening up an opportunity, Abe and his allies are vying for greater control over the LDP at the expense of Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 3, 2021
Japan’s LGBTQ community ends up losing thanks to intraparty politics in the LDP
The media coverage of a bill on LGBTQ "understanding" focuses on a conservative purity test instead of the contents of the legislation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2021
Can Japan fix the gender gap in its politics?
Currently, only 10% of Diet members in the House of Representatives and around 20% in the House of Councilors are female.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 6, 2021
Olympics gave hope to Japan’s LGBTQ activists. But old prejudices die hard.
Even a modest goal of labeling discrimination "unacceptableu201d has proved too much for conservative lawmakers, who have blocked consideration of a bill by the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 9, 2021
Abe rallies conservative base amid speculation over comeback
More than eight months after health issues forced him to resign as PM, Abe is moving to re-establish his power base among younger Liberal Democratic Party conservatives.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2021
Only a crisis will make room for women at top of LDP, ex-minister says
While women have expressed interest in the LDP leadership, they have never marshaled the factional backing that is critical to success.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2021
Can Suga lead beyond September or is he destined to be a short-term PM?
Entering a high-stakes election year, the prime minister will be faced with a series of uphill battles over the global health crisis, his policies u2014 and his own political fate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020
What's stopping women in Japan's politics from making history? A lot.
Viewed mainly as "decoration," female politicians struggle to win support of the Liberal Democratic Party's powerful factions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 15, 2020
Unmarried single parents find an unlikely ally in scrap over tax deduction
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted an amendment to the Diet in January to expand the "widow's deduction" to cover single parents who have never been married. This system allows single parents who have lost spouses to death or divorce to deduct a certain amount of money from their taxable income in order to reduce their tax burden. At present, single parents who have never been married do not qualify for the deduction.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2019
Abe denies same-day shredding of blossom party guest list is linked to opposition disclosure request
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells the Upper House that the shredding of the guest list was previously planned and had nothing to do with the disclosure request filed by an opposition lawmaker.
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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2019
LDP chapter led by ex-defense chief Inada got donations from firm with ties to man at heart of Kepco scandal
A chapter of the ruling party headed by former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada received donations from a security company linked to an influential person at the center of a money scandal involving Kansai Electric Power Co., informed sources said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018
Abe grilled at Diet on new visa statuses and upcoming tax hike
The prime minister was also questioned about moves to amend the postwar Constitution.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2018
Disclosure that GSDF hid discovery of Iraq logs reignites doubts over civilian control of Japan's armed forces
The ministry acknowledged the activity logs, from an Iraq mission, had been kept hidden from top officials for more than a year ,despite an earlier claim that they didnu2019t exist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 30, 2017
Japanese media's hits and misses of 2017
The term "fake news" was used in so many different situations this year that it no longer describes an agreed upon concept but rather anything you don't agree with. This is why the U.S. press has had a difficult time making sense of its president's conflation of cynical policy aims with his own deranged self-esteem.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2017
Yamao and Inada survive scandals but Toyota is booted out
Sunday's Lower House election brought mixed results to politicians attempting to emerge from scandals.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2017
Given latest scandals, Japanese government looks to revise document-shredding rules
In the wake of several scandals, the government will launch a debate before monthu2019s end on revising how administrative documents should be managed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2017
Lawyers attempt to fill in the gaps in the GSDF's heavily redacted South Sudan PKO logs
Lawyers poring over the activity logs that led to the defense minister's exit suspect that redactions point to illegal activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 5, 2017
Parsing gender stereotypes in Japan's media landscape
Tomomi Inada's resignation as defense minister ended a tenure that often made reporters wonder if her transgressions had more to do with ignorance than with incompetence. It would be wrong to associate her failures with her sex, though there were some in the media who harped on her fashion sense or supposed emotional instability as indications that she wasn't suitable for the job.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world