The LDP pledged in its election manifesto to secure a stable supply of rare earths, as it looks to counter “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to recent moves by China to halt the flow of the minerals to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/ldp-election-manifesto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #rareearths #china #chinajapanrelations #2026lowerhouseelection #diet #defense #inflation #japaneseeconomy #familyregistry #marriage #familylaw #names #women039sissues
The Japan Innovation Party is touting itself as the axle of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration — and not its brake — as it unveils its manifesto to woo supporters of her Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/jip-manifesto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #ldp #fumitakefujita #osaka
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The Centrist Reform Alliance, Japan's new political party, will start with over 160 House of Representatives lawmakers and is set to hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/cra-160-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #nipponishinnokai #ldp #dpp #komeito #sanaetakaichi
Issues regarding foreign nationals were a key focus in Japan’s Upper House election only six months ago, but what about in the upcoming Lower House election? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/election-immigration-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election to seek a popular mandate for her leadership, but faces major challenges from opposition turnout machines and possible weak coordination within her own coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/20/japan/takaichi-election-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #komeito #jip #cdp
In calling a snap election merely three months into her tenure, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is making it personal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/politics/takaichi-presser-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #cra
Takaichi might surprise markets that are bracing for an unrestrained fiscal dove after the election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/economy/takaichi-fiscal-policy-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #budgets #debt #economicindicators
The Liberal Democratic Party will lift an election penalty on members involved in the party’s slush fund scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/ldp-slush-fund-scandal-penalty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection #politicalfunds
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is executing a political gambit by calling a surprise snap election three months into her tenure. Will her “carpe diem” moment pay off? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/takaichi-election-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #cra
Japan's opposition politics remain fragmented as Komeito and the CDP merge to form a new party, despite policy divides and a history of electoral struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/18/japan/japans-rare-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeitolowerhouse #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #cra #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sokagakkai #ccp #aeon #china #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #jip
Ruling and opposition parties clashed during a Sunday debate, a day ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s widely expected announcement of a February snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/politics/japan-political-parties-tug-of-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #jip #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #diet #sanaetakaichi
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition CDP, is likely to be the prime minister candidate of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the new party jointly formed by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/noda-pm-candidate-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cra #cdp #komeito #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #nipponishin
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday announced his decision not to run in the next Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/suga-announces-retirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #ldp
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her campaign for a general election next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/takaichi-sales-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taxes #consumptiontax #food #inflation #ldp #sanaetakaichi
The surge in Japanese stocks, triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election plans, may fade if she gets what she wants, as overspending drives up inflation and government borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/takaichi-trade-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #sanaetakaichi #inflation #yen #stocks
Former Prime Minister and veteran lawmaker Yoshihide Suga reportedly won’t contest in the next Lower House election, which is likely to take place in February, and will retire from national politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/yoshihide-suga-no-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihidesuga #ldp #lowerhouse
The formation of a new party by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito has the Liberal Democratic Party concerned, particularly over the fortunes of lawmakers who used to benefit from Komeito support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/ldp-reaction-cra/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #suzukishunichi #itsunorionodera #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai
The CDP and Komeito’s formation of a new centrist party is a bid for survival as the political landscape shifts ahead of a surprise snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/why-cdp-komeito-new-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #komeito #yoshihikonoda #tetsuosaito #ldp #nipponishin
Despite being branded anti-feminist by media elites, Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi exposes the blind spots and hypocrisy of academic feminism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/16/japan/takaichis-success-and-feminisms-failures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #feminism #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama #ldp #childabuse #childporn #caregiving #genderequality