The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to appoint Itsunori Onodera, former chief of the party's Policy Research Council, as chairman of its Research Commission on the Tax System, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/politics/onodera-ldp-tax-panel-head/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #itsunorionodera #ldp #dpp #taxes
Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki virtually ruled out the possibility of his party joining the LDP coalition at the start of an extraordinary session of the Diet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/politics/dpp-tamaki-negative-about-joining-ruling-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #ldp #komeito #cdp #diet
U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea that Spain could be removed from NATO over the country's low defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/spain-nato-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #spain #us #defense #europe
U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal groups opposed to his agenda is a multiagency effort, officials said, raising alarms about the use of executive power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/trump-investigations-liberal-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #stephenmiller
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted on charges of lying on a mortgage application on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/letitia-james-indictment-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #newyork #letitiajames #donaldtrump #us
Despite its potentially historic nature, the rushed Gaza deal signed in Egypt on Thursday leaves a host of unresolved issues that could still trip up implementation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/gaza-deal-tough-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to send troops into Chicago and Portland, Oregon, was met with mixed reactions in a pair of contentious court hearings Thursday, both of which ended without rulings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/trump-troop-plans-hearings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #portland #chicago
Israel has begun implementing a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after it reached an agreement with Hamas for the Palestinian militant group to release all the hostages it holds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/gaza-ceasefire-hostage-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #donaldtrump #benjaminnetanyahu
In a rare development, newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president Sanae Takaichi faces the possibility of not being elected the next prime minister when parliament convenes later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/politics/takaichi-pm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp #yuichirotamaki
Jiji Press said that it has strictly reprimanded a photographer of its Photo Desk for making inappropriate remarks apparently related to new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/politics/jiji-photographer-inappropriate-remarks-on-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jijipress #media #journalism
China is increasing military activities near Taiwan and honing its ability to stage a surprise attack, as well as seeking to undermine trust in the government with online tactics, the island's defense ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/asia-pacific/politics/china-future-attack-taiwan-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #defense
With Liberal Democratic Party president Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister, her spouse, former LDP lawmaker Taku Yamamoto, is set to become the country’s first-ever first husband. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/politics/takaichi-first-husband/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #takutakaichi #takuyamamoto #ldp
Seeking an unlikely Nobel Peace Prize and keen to bolster his legacy, Trump's approach to Gaza has been different to the blank check he has previously been regarded as giving key ally Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/how-trump-gaza-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us #donaldtrump
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Keir Starmer met with a key architect of India’s digital ID program, as the British prime minister sought guidance on implementing a similar system in the U.K. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/starmer-india-uk-digital-id/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukindia #keirstarmer
The association representing journalists who cover the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday condemned a new press access policy that could see reporters lose their access as early as next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/press-us-defense-media-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #journalism #pressfreedom #censorship #newspapers #magazines #pentagon #petehegseth #us #donaldtrump
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/starmer-china-spying-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #ukchina #espionage