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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days 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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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The Democratic Party for the People is looking like the most feasible party to cooperate with Japan's ruling coalition after Sanae Takaichi was elected Liberal Democratic Party president on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/politics/takaichi-leaning-toward-coalition-with-dpp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #dpp #sanaetakaichi #yuichirotamaki #komeito #nipponishinnokai #taroaso #diet

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DPP emerges as most likely candidate to help LDP's ruling coalition

With personal ties between their executives and policy proximity, the Democratic Party for the People seems the likeliest to help the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, has gotten off to a positive start, garnering a 66% public approval rating, according to a weekend survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/politics/takaichi-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #yuichirotamaki #yoshihikonoda #komeito

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Takaichi kicks off LDP presidency with polls showing strong support

Sanae Takaichi, who was elected party leader Saturday, also gave the ruling LDP a much-needed boost, one of the polls showed.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai on Friday confirmed that foreign students who are not expected to settle in Japan are ineligible for the country's tuition-free high school program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/society/foreigners-high-school-free-tuition-eligibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #highschools #education #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

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Ruling bloc and Nippon Ishin affirm foreigners' tuition-free ineligibility

Whether foreign students are eligible for the program will be decided on the basis of their respective residence status.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Whoever becomes the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party will have to find a way to work with the opposition on pressing policy issues as parliament heads into its autumn session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/politics/ldp-policy-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #dpp #nipponishinnokai

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Host of tough compromises on policy issues await next LDP president

Just how much the ruling party needs to compromise will depend on which opposition party it intends to work closer with for any given issue, and the level of that cooperation.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

For Komeito, the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Saturday could prove to be a turning point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/komeito-ldp-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #nipponishinnokai #dpp

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LDP presidential election could be turning point for Komeito

After Saturday’s vote, the junior coalition partner will have to adjust to a new LDP, one whose values might differ from its own.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Nippon Ishin no Kai plans to submit an anti-espionage bill, including a call for establishing a foreign intelligence agency based on existing government bodies, to an upcoming extraordinary session of the Diet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-anti-espionage-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #diet #espionage

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Nippon Ishin to submit anti-espionage bill to extra Diet session

The bill will call for establishing a foreign intelligence agency based on existing government bodies.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

A project team of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai drew up an outline on establishing a secondary capital that can substitute for Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/ishin-osaka-second-capital-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #ldp #osaka

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Nippon Ishin draws up outline for secondary capital plan

The team defined the secondary capital as an economic center comparable to the Tokyo area that can function as the capital in the event that Tokyo becomes unable to do so.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Three major Japanese opposition parties on Tuesday found it difficult to cooperate in a parliamentary vote to select the country's new prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/opposition-parties-no-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party shifts left, influenced by liberal powerbrokers, its conservative wing weakens, internal rifts widen and weak leadership contenders risk fracturing the party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/japan/the-last-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takayukikobayashi #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #diet #yoshimasahayashi #cdp #dpp #sanseito #nipponishinnokai

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Momentum for political reform in Japan, sparked by the slush fund scandal involving fundraising events of ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, has waned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/political-reform-wane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #politicalfunds #dpp #nipponishinnokai

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Momentum for political reform wanes in Japan

Responses to the key unresolved issue of political donations from corporations and other organizations will test all political parties' commitment to reform.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

There needs to be a backup capital in Japan that can take over Tokyo's functions in an emergency, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/hayashi-interview-tokyo-backup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #tokyo #nipponishinnokai #osaka #taxes #inflation #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

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LDP presidential candidate Hayashi sees need for backup of Tokyo

The idea has been championed by opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai, which is seeking to turn Osaka into a backup capital.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

LDP leadership candidates are courting conservative opposition parties as factions realign and policy shifts unfold ahead of the Oct. 4 vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/japan/ldp-hopefuls-go-on-speed-dating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito

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

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

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Nippon Ishin expels three member lawmakers

Noting the three also called on other member lawmakers to leave Nippon Ishin, the party rapped the trio for engaging in acts that disrupted order within the party.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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

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

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

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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