Takaichi is weighing a snap election to win enough seats to govern without coalition constraints but risks repeating Ishiba’s failure if she misreads voter priorities and coalition politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/13/world/why-a-japan-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #japaninnovationparty #jip #democraticpartyforthepeople #sanseito #shinzoabe #komeito #yurikokoike #partyofhope #shigeruishiba #snapelections
The government and ruling parties have begun discussions on correcting what they say is an imbalance in tax revenues favoring Tokyo, which has led to widening regional disparities in administrative services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/tax-revenue-gap-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #ldp #jip #tokyometropolitangovernment #yurikokoike
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/koike-un-functions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #tokyo#yurikokoike #antonioguterres