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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 44 minutes ago

In her first week as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi impressed at home and abroad through deft diplomacy with ASEAN leaders and a successful summit with Donald Trump that strengthened the Japan-U.S. alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/10/31/takaichi-shines-on-dilomatic-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #malaysia #asean #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #anthonyalbanese #australia #china #apec #petehegseth #ldp #russia #northkorea #southkorea #leejaemyung #xijinping

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

Policy critics frame the new prime minister’s diplomacy through sexist lenses while ignoring her policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/31/japan/takaichi-and-gender-stereotypes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #femaleissues #donaldtrump #ldp #equality

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

In her first weeks as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi unified the LDP, formed a new conservative coalition, advanced Japan’s defense and trade agendas and secured strong public support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/30/japan/four-questions-for-takaichi-after-one-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #satsukikatayama #hirofumiyoshimura #fumitakefujita #donaldtrump #ldp #komeito #jip #dpp #sanseito

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide its proposal for economic measures, including those to address persisting inflation, by mid-November, the party’s policy leader said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/ldp-economic-measures-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #inflation #japaneseeconomy

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LDP to propose economic measures by mid-November

LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Takayuki Kobayashi vowed to reflect the opinions of regional organizations in the measures as much as possible.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Six ruling and opposition parties have agreed to explore the possibility of scrapping the provisional gasoline tax surcharge by the end of this year, the tax chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/japan-parties-gasoline-tax-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #ldp #cdp

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Japan could scrap gasoline tax surcharge this year, LDP says

The ruling party had considered keeping the surcharge in place at least until mid-January in consideration of the gasoline industry.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and Komeito agreed Wednesday to launch a program in fiscal year 2026 to effectively make high school education free. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/high-school-education-free-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #highschools

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Japan parties agree to make high school education free in fiscal 2026

The Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and Komeito also agreed to raise the upper limit for existing subsidies for private high school students.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its new coalition partner, Japan Innovation Party, have agreed to establish a joint conference to coordinate policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/politics/ldp-jip-joint-policy-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #takayukikobayashi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

A staunch conservative who has never joined a faction and avoided scandal, she may be ideally positioned to repair past damage to her party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/28/japan/re-building-the-ldps-big-tent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #komeito #jip #sanaetakaichi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

To become prime minister, Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi struck a deal with the Japan Innovation Party that includes the goal of cutting Lower House seats by 10%, which would mostly affect smaller parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/election-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #fumitakefujita #tetsuosaito #hiroshima #osaka

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Smaller parties set to suffer most if LDP and JIP reduce Lower House seats

Smaller parties such as Komeito could lose out the most if a bill is passed to reduce Lower House seats by 10%.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday called for the swift restoration of a deleted section of a parliamentary record of a 1940 anti-military speech criticizing Japan's war with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/ishiba-anti-military-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #china #wwii #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was holding her first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with trade and security issues on the agenda, as Japan’s new leader looks to cultivate ties with her counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-us-japan-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The LDP is ramping up steps to loosen strict rules on exporting lethal defense equipment, the party’s policy chief said, as Japan looks to create a more favorable security environment and bolster its defense industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/japan-defense-exports-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #takayukikobayashi #nipponishin #ldp #sdf

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump was bound for Tokyo on Monday, where he is set to meet the emperor in the evening and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit that will focus on trade and defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-japan-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s first female finance chief, joined the Finance Ministry in 1982 and climbed the ranks, reaching a higher position in the influential Budget Bureau than any woman before her. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/economy/japan-new-finance-chief-policy-veteran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #financeministry #ldp #sanaetakaichi

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

A Komeito executive has said the party may give its backing to candidates of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in future parliamentary elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/komeito-support-cdp-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #komeito #makotonishida #ldp #cdp

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Komeito executive says party may support CDP candidates

The comments follow Komeito's departure from the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month, partly due to discord over regulating political donations.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

For women in power, the pressure to prove themselves often leaves little room to focus on gender identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/26/japan/the-glass-cliff-and-takachis-rise-to-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet #jip #japaneseeconomy #inflation #defense #fiscalspending

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Takaichi’s rise to power and the ‘glass cliff’

Many feminists in Japan are disappointed that the first female prime minister comes from the conservative right.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Opposition parties are wary of a plan by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats by 10% from the current 465. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-reduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #diet #jip

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Concern raised over proposed cut in Lower House seats

JIP is calling for a cut of about 50 proportional representation seats in the all-important lower chamber of parliament.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

In one of her first remarks as Japan's new finance minister, Satsuki Katayama talks taxes and debt without saying too much, steering clear of controversy and commitments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/katayama-bessent-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #satsukikatayama #financeministry #japaneseeconomy

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Katayama talks taxes and debt without saying too much

In comments Friday, Japan's new finance minister steered clear of controversy and commitments.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party to focus on defense, economic reforms and international diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/24/takaichi-heads-into-the-breach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaninnovationparty #komeito #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #minorukihara #ryoseiakazawa #satsukikatayama #kimionoda #sanseito #shinzoabe

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Sanae Takaichi spent most of her first policy speech as prime minister addressing economic and security concerns, with little mention of immigration policies and incorporating relatively mild language on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/politics/takaichi-first-policy-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet #nipponishin #japaneseeconomy #inflation #defense #fiscalspending

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