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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

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 last week

A long-running line of teacups that caricature every Japanese prime minister will now feature a woman for the first time, following the appointment of Sanae Takaichi as prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/takaichi-caricature-mugs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #dpp

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Orders surge for popular caricature teacups featuring Takaichi

Preorders for the Takaichi teacup, which will also show past Japanese prime ministers, surpassed 4,000 even before she was sworn in.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Sanae Takaichi made history as Japan’s first female prime minister, navigating political turmoil and securing new alliances; now she has to tackle key issues like inflation and good governance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/22/japan/takaichis-heavy-metal-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan’s ruling party outmaneuvered a divided opposition to form a new coalition, securing political control through strategic disruption while exposing deep divisions and instability among its rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/21/japan/japan-poltical-winners-and-losers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #nipponishinnokai #japaninnovationparty #sanaetakaichi #komeito #dpp #cdp #hirofumiyoshimura

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The winners and losers after Japan’s political shakeup

The country’s ruling coalition has many issues to overcome before proving its long-term viability, but they have time before any national level elections to work through them.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A former Taiwan lawmaker who has advocated closer ties to China won the contest to become the leader of the island’s biggest opposition party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kuomintang-leader-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #kuomintang #china #taiwan #dpp #laichingte #chengliwun

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China-leaning politician wins to lead Taiwan opposition Kuomintang

Cheng Li-wun won 50.2% of votes, according to a statement by the Kuomintang, beating five other candidates. She is the third woman to lead the party.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

As negotiations intensify over who will lead Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and major opposition forces must consider the policy preferences of their core supporters before striking any deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/politics/support-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #komeito #unions #rengo #sokagakkai

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As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base

Electoral fortunes are shaped — or undone — by parliamentary alignments, social and religious groups, and representation from industries and labor.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

LDP chief Sanae Takaichi’s chances of becoming prime minister appeared to increase after Nippon Ishin emerged as a possible coalition partner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/politics/ldp-nippon-ishin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #ldp #dpp #cdp #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #yuichirotamaki #yoshihikonoda

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Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM

If the LDP and Nippon Ishin agree to link up, they will only be two votes short of a majority in the Lower House.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A dramatic shift in Japan's coalition dynamics has thrown the political landscape into chaos, leaving top leaders scrambling to secure a government formation with little time and numerous uncertainties ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/15/a-neotiators-nightmare-in-nagatacho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #sanaetakaichi #komeito #yoshihikonoda #yuichirotamaki #shunichisuzuki #nipponishinnokai #constitutionaldemocraticpartyofjapan #cdp #democraticpartyforthepeople #dpp #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp

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

Can Japan’s opposition work through their differences to get a candidate of their own elected as prime minister? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/politics/dpp-tamaki-which-side/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #dpp #yuichirotamaki #cdp #nipponishin

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

The dissolution of the LDP-Komeito alliance reveals a troubling reality: The opposition remains defined by what it opposes rather than what it proposes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/14/japan/japans-opposition-coalition-problems/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #komeito #constitutionaldemocraticpartyofjapan #cdp #democraticpartyforthepeople #dpp

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

Not knowing who Japan's next prime minister will be gives rise to a number of possible scenarios, though some are more plausible than others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/politics/what-if-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #ldp #yuichirotamaki #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai

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

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, indicated willingness to hold talks with Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yoshihiko Noda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/dpp-cdp-prime-minister-nomination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yuichirotamaki #yoshihikonoda #dpp #cdp #ldp

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

The LDP and opposition forces are battling to secure votes for their picks to be prime minister in a contest increasingly likely to be decided in a runoff, following Komeito’s decision to bolt the ruling bloc. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/politics/japan-pm-vote-uncertain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #nipponishin #yuichirotamaki #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sanaetakaichi

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

Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner Komeito quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first female prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-coalition-collapse-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #diet #sanaetakaichi #dpp #cdp

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

Now that Komeito has dissolved its coalition with the ruling LDP, the main opposition CDP is poised to seek Komeito's support for a possible unified opposition candidate for prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/japan/politics/cdp-komeito-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #ishinnokai #dpp #diet #sanaetakaichi #komeito #yuichirotamaki #yoshihikonoda

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has proposed that the nongovernment camp back Democratic Party for the People head Yuichiro Tamaki as a candidate to succeed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/politics/cdp-proposal-dpp-tamaki-opposition-pm-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #dpp #diet

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

As with Abe, many want to make Takaichi out to be not just a right-winger or a conservative but an "ultranationalist,” a radical, or a female Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/myths-about-japans-next-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito

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From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader

When Shinzo Abe returned as LDP leader in 2012, there was a similar flood of coverage attempting to cast him as a radical conservative.
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