Nippon Ishin no Kai expelled three member lawmakers critical of its new leadership team who called on other member lawmakers to leave the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-expel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai

Japan's opposition parties are bracing themselves for the possibility of a snap election for Japan's Lower House once the Liberal Democratic Party elects its next leader in October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/japan/politics/opposition-parties-wary-of-possible-early-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#lowerhouse #ldp #dpp #cdp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

Liberal Democratic Party presidential hopeful Toshimitsu Motegi aims to form a new coalition with Komeito and another party, possibly the Democratic Party for the People or Nippon Ishin no Kai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/motegi-ldp-presidential-election-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp#toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #takayukikobayashi #dpp #nipponishinnokai

To become prime minister, whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party presidency on Oct. 4 must work to secure the necessary votes in parliament from the opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/pm-and-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #sanseito#toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi#sanaetakaichi

A special squad of Tokyo prosecutors have questioned former Nippon Ishin no Kai lawmaker Akira Ishii on a voluntary basis over an alleged fraud case involving secretarial pay, informed sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/crime-legal/prosecutors-question-ex-japan-lawmaker-ishii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nipponishinnokai #fraud

Leaders of Japan's opposition parties scrambled to criticize the ruling Liberal Democratic Party following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/politics/opposition-parties-criticize-ldp-over-political-stagnation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #ldp #shigeruishiba

As the Liberal Democratic Party grapples with internal party issues, speculation over the possibility of Nippon Ishin no Kai becoming the third ruling coalition partner has grown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/politics/ishin-ldp-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#hirofumiyoshimura #shinjirokoizumi #nipponishinnokai #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #dpp #yuichirotamaki

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura has suggested the possibility of making another bid for a so-called Osaka metropolis plan, an idea rejected twice in local referendums. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/politics/ishin-osaka-metropolis-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #osaka #nipponishinnokai #localgovernment

Nippon Ishin no Kai has named former Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita as its co-leader, replacing Seiji Maehara, who resigned over the party’s underwhelming performance in July’s Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #fumitakefujita #seijimaehara

Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara and three senior party leaders are stepping down from their positions to take responsibility for the party’s lackluster performance in the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-maehara-resignations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #seijimaehara#hirofumiyoshimura #ldp #shigeruishiba #osaka

Opposition parties, concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy, said the U.S.-Japan trade agreement must be in writing — a step the government fears could impact planned tariff reductions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/politics/budget-committee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #dpp #cdp #diet #tariffs #trade #usjapanrelations #us #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #nipponishinnokai #yoshihikonoda #yuichirotamaki

With the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito no longer having a majority in parliament, Osaka-based Nippon Ishin no Kai leaders have indicated they might be willing to become a third member — under the right conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/politics/ishin-coalition-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #seijimaehara#hirofumiyoshimura #osaka #ldp #shigeruishiba

Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax as early as possible this year, with an extraordinary parliamentary session set to start Friday to further discuss the plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/parties-agree-on-scrapping-add-on-gasoline-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #gas #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #jcp #nipponishinnokai

An opposition push to abolish a provisional gasoline tax is the first test facing the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after it lost control of the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/politics/gas-tax-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #shigeruishiba #gas #diet #nipponishinnokai #dpp #reiwashinsengumi #sanseito #jcp #sdp #teammirai #cpj

Nippon Ishin no Kai urges voters to back its pledge to deliver real reforms and results, unlike other opposition parties, as Japan faces a chance for change in the upcoming Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/16/japan/nippon-ishin-no/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan#hirofumiyoshimura #nipponishinnokai #2025upperhouseelection

With just days left until Sunday’s Upper House election, the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic Party is uncertain as polls suggest the ruling camp may lose its majority. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/final-phase-election-polls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #nipponishinnokai #2025upperhouseelection

While many candidates in Sunday's Upper House election are heading to major cities for speeches and turning to social media, one candidate from Hokkaido is giving politics one last go-through a grassroots campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/muneo-suzuki-election-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #muneosuzuki #hokkaido #ldp #nipponishinnokai #2025upperhouseelection #okinawa #russia

From Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being ousted to a snap election for the Lower House, here are some of the most likely outcomes of the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/post-election-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #naotokan

Political heavyweights from both ruling and opposition parties are crisscrossing the country in a final push to boost the standing of candidates in tight races in the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/politics/election-campaign-trail/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #2025upperhouseelection

Political parties in Japan have pledged in their campaigning for the July 20 Upper House election to reduce social security premiums, which have been rising due to the aging population and higher prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/wages-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #wages#nursingcare #aging #dpp #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #socialwelfare