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Japan’s former PM Yasuo Fukuda, proponent of ties with China, dies at 90

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led the country for just one year and spent years afterward…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #asiancountry #china #father #formerpmyasuofukuda #fukuda #LiberalDemocraticParty #parliament #privatesecretary #proponent #TakeoFukuda #tie #timefukuda #Tokyo #UnitedStates #xi #YasuoFukuda #year
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112511/

Japan’s former PM Yasuo Fukuda, proponent of ties with China, dies at 90

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led the country for just one year and spent years afterward…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #asiancountry #china #father #formerpmyasuofukuda #fukuda #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #parliament #privatesecretary #proponent #TakeoFukuda #tie #timefukuda #Tokyo #UnitedStates #xi #YasuoFukuda #year
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112507/

Former Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda, the country’s first second-generation leader, dies at 90

Yasuo Fukuda served as PM from September 26, 2007 to September 24, 2008 Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #diplomaticrelationswithChina #FormerJapanesePrimeMinister #HeartFailure #Japanese #LiberalDemocraticParty #politicalcareer #YasuoFukuda
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112425/

Japanese PM sends monetary offering to Yasukuni Shrine

Police officers patrol at Yasukuni Shrine as the country marks the 81st anniversary of the end of World…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #LiberalDemocraticParty #monetaryoffering #SanaeTakaichi #TatsunoriIbayashi #YasukuniShrine
https://www.europesays.com/japan/108683/

https://www.alojapan.com/1554767/japans-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-skips-visit/ Japan’s Takaichi Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine, Skips Visit #AutumnFestival #JapanPrimeMinister #LiberalDemocraticParty #MasakakiOffering #SanaeTakaichi #VisitJapan #YasukuniShrine Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae attends a memorial ceremony for the war dead, held on the anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day and Japan’s defeat in World War II. Yonhap News According to Kyodo News and NHK, Takaichi sent an offering known as a “m

Arrest of US marine threatens Tokyo-Okinawa ties, may undermine new governor’s ability to work with central Government

T…
#Japan #JP #Okinawa #DevinBallard #Futenmaairbaserelocation #GentaKoja #government #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #okinawanews #okinawaprefecture #SanaeTakaichi #statusofforcesagreement #USMarinearrest #USmilitarydiscipline #沖縄
https://www.alojapan.com/1549650/arrest-of-us-marine-threatens-tokyo-okinawa-ties-may-undermine-new-governors-ability-to-work-with-central-government/

Arrest of US marine threatens Tokyo-Okinawa ties, may undermine new governor’s ability to work with central Government

TOKYO: The Japanese government is acutely concerned about the public reaction to the arrest of a US marine…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #devinballard #Futenmaairbaserelocation #GentaKoja #Government #LiberalDemocraticParty #Okinawaprefecture #SanaeTakaichi #StatusofForcesAgreement #USMarinearrest #USmilitarydiscipline
https://www.europesays.com/japan/102684/

https://www.alojapan.com/1549650/arrest-of-us-marine-threatens-tokyo-okinawa-ties-may-undermine-new-governors-ability-to-work-with-central-government/ Arrest of US marine threatens Tokyo-Okinawa ties, may undermine new governor’s ability to work with central Government #DevinBallard #FutenmaAirBaseRelocation #GentaKoja #government #Japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawaPrefecture #SanaeTakaichi #StatusOfForcesAgreement #USMarineArrest #USMilitaryDiscipline #沖縄 TOKYO: The Japanese government is acutely concerned about the public reaction to the arrest of a US mari

https://www.alojapan.com/1540582/is-japans-okinawa-finally-moving-past-anti-base-politics/ Is Japan’s Okinawa finally moving past anti-base politics? #AllOkinawa #China #DennyTamaki #futenma #GentaKoja #Henoko #Japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #Naha #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #TaiwanStrait #Tokyo #UnitedStates #沖縄 Okinawa has handed a landslide victory to a conservative who accepts Tokyo’s plans for relocating a controversial US airbase – delivering a blow to 12 years of anti-base politics in Japan’s souther

‘She’s blown it’: support frays for Japan PM Takaichi over controversial laws

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to be fraying, with two new opinion polls suggesting…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Politics #Abe #Asahi #china #Chrysanthemumthrone #Cucek #Diet #donaldtrump #ImperialHouseholdLaw #Japan'spolitics #Japanesepolitics #KyodoNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #Mainichi #PoliticsofJapan #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #YasukuniShrine
https://www.europesays.com/japan/92557/

Japan PM Takaichi reshuffles ruling party’s executive lineup

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during the Japan Self-Defense Forces Commanders’ Meeting at the Defense…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #LDP #leadershipteam #LiberalDemocraticParty #reshuffle #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/92303/

https://www.alojapan.com/1540011/japan-reportedly-considering-raising-defense-spending-to-3-5-of-gdp-within-a-decade-jgb-yields-surge-past-3-to-30-year-high-biggo-finance/ Japan Reportedly Considering Raising Defense Spending to 3.5% of GDP Within a Decade; JGB Yields Surge Past 3% to 30-Year High — BigGo Finance #BankOfJapan #ElbridgeColby #IHICORP #Japan #Japan10YearGovernmentBond #JapanNews #Japan'sMinistryOfDefense #KawasakiHeavyIndustries #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #RobertWard #SanaeTakaichi #ShinjiroKoizumi The Japanese government bond market suffered another bout of heavy selling on Tuesday, with the

https://www.alojapan.com/1539840/how-okinawas-political-shift-could-make-japan-more-prepared-for-a-taiwan-contingency/ How Okinawa’s political shift could make Japan more prepared for a Taiwan contingency #beijing #CampSchwab #China #EastAndSouthChinaSeas #FutenmaAirbase #Ginowan #Henoko #Japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #Naha #NanseiShift #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SelfDefenceForces #Taiwan #Tokyo #沖縄 While experts say that Genta Koja’s victory will not give Tokyo any new military authority in the region, it could lead to closer integration of civilian infras

How Okinawa’s political shift could make Japan more prepared for a Taiwan contingency

While experts say that Genta Koja’s victory will not give Tokyo any new military authority in the region,…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Beijing #CampSchwab #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #EastandSouthChinaSeas #Futenmaairbase #Ginowan #HENOKO #japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #Naha #Nanseishift #OKINAWA #self-defenceforces #Taiwan #Tokyo
https://www.europesays.com/3252642/

https://www.europesays.com/3252642/ How Okinawa’s political shift could make Japan more prepared for a Taiwan contingency #Beijing #CampSchwab #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #Conflicts #EastAndSouthChinaSeas #FutenmaAirbase #Ginowan #HENOKO #japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #Naha #NanseiShift #OKINAWA #SelfDefenceForces #Taiwan #Tokyo

Japan ruling bloc-backed Koja wins Okinawa governor race

US MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, south…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #GentaKoja #Japanese #JapanesePrimeMinister #LDP #LiberalDemocraticParty #SanaeTakaichi #USmilitarybase
https://www.europesays.com/japan/91041/

Okinawa Set to Elect Conservative Amid Fears About China and Economy

A 42-year-old conservative politician was projecte…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #DefenseandMilitaryForces #denny #Elections #governors #Japan #LegislaturesandParliaments #LiberalDemocraticParty(Japan) #MilitaryBasesandInstallations #OkinawaandOtherRyukyuIslands(Japan) #politicsandgovernment #PollsandPublicOpinion #sanae #takaichi #tamaki #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesDefenseandMilitaryForces #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/730447/

Japan PM Takaichi eyes reshuffling Cabinet, LDP leadership on Sept 16

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during the Japan Self-Defense Forces Commanders’ Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept 2, 2026. (PHOTO/AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #cabinet #leadershipreshuffle #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #partymanagement #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1536723/japan-pm-takaichi-eyes-reshuffling-cabinet-ldp-leadership-on-sept-16/

Japan PM Takaichi eyes reshuffling Cabinet, LDP leadership on Sept 16

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during the Japan Self-Defense Forces Commanders’ Meeting at the Defense…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Cabinet #leadershipreshuffle #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #partymanagement #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/87979/

https://www.alojapan.com/1536723/japan-pm-takaichi-eyes-reshuffling-cabinet-ldp-leadership-on-sept-16/ Japan PM Takaichi eyes reshuffling Cabinet, LDP leadership on Sept 16 #cabinet #Japan #JapanNews #LeadershipReshuffle #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #PartyManagement #SanaeTakaichi Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during the Japan Self-Defense Forces Commanders’ Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept 2, 2026. (PHOTO/AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering reshuffling her Cabinet and th

Sanae Takaichi: What the Foreign Media Gets Wrong About Her

With Sanae Takaichi elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on October 4, 2025, foreign media outlets…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Politics #conservatism #danielmanning #DemocraticPartyforthePeople #editor'spick #election #fiscalpolicy #Japan'spolitics #Japanesepolitics #LiberalDemocraticParty #NIPPONISHINNOKAI #PoliticsofJapan #SanaeTakaichi #YuichiroTamaki
https://www.europesays.com/japan/84975/

How Many Foreign Workers Are Too Many? Coalition Split Over Labor Needs vs Quotas

The Japanese government is caught in a difficult balancing act between business circles pushing for an expanded intake…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Employment #foreignworkerpolicy #foreignworkers #immigration #immigrationpolicy #ishinnokai #Japaneconomy #laborshortage #LDP #LiberalDemocraticParty #specifiedskilledworkers
https://www.europesays.com/japan/82850/

Japan opposition alliance on brink of collapse after merger talks stall

Japan’s centrist opposition alliance stood on the brink of falling apart on Monday, with sources saying members who…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #CDPJ #CentristReformAlliance #ConstitutionalDemocraticPartyofJapan #HouseofCouncillors #HouseofRepresentatives #JapanInnovationParty #Komeito #LiberalDemocraticParty #PrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #ShunichiMizuoka
https://www.europesays.com/japan/82828/

US base dispute hangs over Japan’s Okinawa governor election https://www.byteseu.com/2313933/ #AllOkinawa #ConstitutionalDemocraticPartyOfJapan #DemocraticPartyForThePeople #DennyTamaki #FutenmaBase #GentaKoja #henoko #Japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #Naha #Okinawa #SocialDemocraticParty

What is really behind Japan’s planned cabinet shake-up?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remains in a strong position despite a poll showing falling support for her…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #ChiefCabinetSecretaryMinoruKihara #Diet #ForeignMinisterToshimitsuMotegi #ishinnokai #JapanInnovationParty #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #Komeito #LDP #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #ShunichiSuzuki #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/japan/80264/

https://www.europesays.com/3215527/ What is really behind Japan’s planned cabinet shake-up? #ChiefCabinetSecretaryMinoruKihara #diet #ForeignMinisterToshimitsuMotegi #IshinNoKai #japan #JapanInnovationParty #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #Komeito #LDP #LiberalDemocraticParty #ShunichiSuzuki #UnitedStates

https://www.alojapan.com/1529373/japan-pm-takaichi-made-just-8-site-visits-in-10-months/ Japan PM Takaichi Made Just 8 Site Visits in 10 Months #JapanPrimeMinister #JapanTrips #KyodoNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nikkei #SanaeTakaichi #SiteVisits #trips AFP/Yonhap News Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s office-centered style of governing is drawing criticism from within and outside Japan’s political circles. Critics say her lack of on-the-ground engagement is far more passive than that of her predecessors. According to a com

Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: experts

A reported trip to China next week by a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers could carry “pronounced” symbolic…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AUSTRALIA #Beijing #CentristReformAlliance #china #GakuHashimoto #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #Philippines #SanaeTakaichi #ShinichiIsa #SouthChinaUniversityofTechnology #taiwan #Tokyo #UnitedStates #XuWeijun
https://www.europesays.com/japan/77731/

https://www.alojapan.com/1524601/japan-pm-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-as-ministers-ldp-leaders-visit-shrine/ Japan PM Sends Offering to Yasukuni as Ministers, LDP Leaders Visit Shrine #CabinetMinisters #JapanSurrenderAnniversary #JapaneseMilitarism #LiberalDemocraticParty #SanaeTakaichi #ShinjiroKoizumi #VisitJapan #YasukuniShrine Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pays his respects at Yasukuni Shrine on the 15th. Yonhap News Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a monetary offering to the Yasukuni Shrine instead of visiting it in pers

Yasukuni Shrine row: Takaichi skips visit, China protests Japan ministers’ prayers

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, apparently to prioritise ties…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #chinaprotest #JapanWorldWarIIanniversary #Japanesemilitarisation #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #SanaeTakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #SouthKoreadiplomacy #warremembrance #YasukuniShrine
https://www.europesays.com/japan/74818/

https://www.alojapan.com/1524226/japans-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-on-wwii-anniversary-koizumi-visits-shrine/ Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine #ClassAWarCriminals #GeneralHidekiTojo #Japan #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #KoreanPeninsula #LiberalDemocraticParty #NorthernTerritories #Russia #ShinjiroKoizumi #Tokyo #VisitJapan #WorldWarIi #YasukuniShrine Sources have said Takaichi, a conservative, is likely to refrain from visiting the war-linked shrine on the war anniversary. The shrine honours

Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni on WWII anniversary, Koizumi visits shrine

Sources have said Takaichi, a conservative, is likely to refrain from visiting the war-linked shrine on the war…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #ClassAwarcriminals #GeneralHidekiTojo #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #Koreanpeninsula #LiberalDemocraticParty #Nihon #NorthernTerritories #Russia #shinjirokoizumi #Tokyo #worldwarII #YasukuniShrine
https://www.europesays.com/japan/74584/

Takaichi Aims to Stimulate Economy With Food Tax Cut: Japanese ETFs at Play

In a major policy shift, Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi officially secured backing from her ruling Liberal Democratic…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Economy #consumptiontax #EconomyofJapan #etfs #fiscalstimulus #Japan'seconomy #Japaneseeconomy #Japaneseequities #LiberalDemocraticParty #PrimeMinister #SanaeTakaichi #theJapaneseeconomy
https://www.europesays.com/japan/69570/

Okinawa Assembly Passes Rare Censure Motion Against Governor Tamaki

The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a censure motion against Governor Denny Tamaki on July 13 by a majority vote, following a string of rev…
#Japan #JP #Okinawa #DennyTamaki #futenma #Henoko #Komeito #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #okinawanews #okinawaprefecturalassembly #politics&security #takeshionaga #washingtonoffice #沖縄
https://www.alojapan.com/1514902/okinawa-assembly-passes-rare-censure-motion-against-governor-tamaki/

https://www.alojapan.com/1514902/okinawa-assembly-passes-rare-censure-motion-against-governor-tamaki/ Okinawa Assembly Passes Rare Censure Motion Against Governor Tamaki #DennyTamaki #futenma #Henoko #Komeito #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawaPrefecturalAssembly #Politics&Security #TakeshiOnaga #WashingtonOffice #沖縄 The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly passed a censure motion against Governor Denny Tamaki on July 13 by a majority vote, following a string of revelations about mismanagement at the prefecture’s Washingt

https://www.alojapan.com/1513533/backlash-in-japan-over-fukuoka-officials-costly-overseas-research-trips-2/ Backlash in Japan over Fukuoka officials’ costly overseas ‘research trips’ #EiffelTower #Fukuoka #FukuokaGovernor #Hyogo #Japan #JapanTrips #LiberalDemocraticParty #London #paris #RyutaroNonomura #SeitaroHattori #SophiaUniversity #TempleUniversity #ThisWeekInAsia #Tokyo #trips Officials in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka are facing growing scrutiny over a series of overseas “research trips” that included stays in Paris and London a

https://www.alojapan.com/1513383/backlash-in-japan-over-fukuoka-officials-costly-overseas-research-trips/ Backlash in Japan over Fukuoka officials’ costly overseas ‘research trips’ #EiffelTower #Fukuoka #FukuokaGovernor #Hyogo #Japan #JapanTrips #LiberalDemocraticParty #London #paris #RyutaroNonomura #SeitaroHattori #SophiaUniversity #TempleUniversity #ThisWeekInAsia #Tokyo #trips Officials in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka are facing growing scrutiny over a series of overseas “research trips” that included stays in Paris and London a

https://www.alojapan.com/?p=1501974 In her first India trip as Japan PM, Sanae Takaichi likely to visit Guwahati on July 1-3 | India News #ActEastPolicy #DefenceCooperation #EconomicSecurity #GuwahatiSummit #IndiaJapanBilateralSummit2026 #INDIAJAPANRELATIONS #JapanPMIndiaVisit #JapanTrips #LiberalDemocraticParty(japan) #NarendraModi #NortheastIndiaInfrastructureProjects #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #trips 3 min readNew DelhiJun 22, 2026 07:49 PM IST Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Ta

Is self-censorship behind Japan’s ‘problematic’ press freedom ranking?

Japan is often seen as one of Asia’s most stable …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Abe #ActontheProtectionofSpeciallyDesignatedSecrets #australia #diet #Eritrea #FCCJ #ForeignCorrespondents'ClubofJapan #Hokkaido #Japanese #Japanesenews #LiberalDemocraticParty #newzealand #news #NorthKorea #Norway #ReportersWithoutBorders #Reuters
https://www.alojapan.com/1491967/is-self-censorship-behind-japans-problematic-press-freedom-ranking/

https://www.alojapan.com/1491967/is-self-censorship-behind-japans-problematic-press-freedom-ranking/ Is self-censorship behind Japan’s ‘problematic’ press freedom ranking? #Abe #ActOnTheProtectionOfSpeciallyDesignatedSecrets #australia #diet #Eritrea #FCCJ #ForeignCorrespondents'ClubOfJapan #Hokkaido #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #NewZealand #news #NorthKorea #Norway #ReportersWithoutBorders #Reuters Japan is often seen as one of Asia’s most stable democracies, with a sophisticated media industry and

Japan’s Takaichi faces women-led backlash over constitution reform push, arms build-up

Japan’s first female prime minister is facing a growing backlash from women new to political activism, as alarm spreads ov…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article #asia #China #LiberalDemocraticParty #Mainichi #NationalDiet #news #NorthKorea #ReinaTashiro #Takaichi #Tokyo #WeWantOurFuture #worldwarii
https://www.alojapan.com/1479612/japans-takaichi-faces-women-led-backlash-over-constitution-reform-push-arms-build-up/

https://www.alojapan.com/1479612/japans-takaichi-faces-women-led-backlash-over-constitution-reform-push-arms-build-up/ Japan’s Takaichi faces women-led backlash over constitution reform push, arms build-up #article #asia #China #Japan #JapanNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #Mainichi #NationalDiet #news #NorthKorea #ReinaTashiro #Takaichi #Tokyo #WeWantOurFuture #WorldWarIi Japan’s first female prime minister is facing a growing backlash from women new to political activism, as alarm spreads over her government’s push to revise the country’s pacifist constitution

Amid economic uncertainty and global turbulence, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi offers the world a strong and steady democratic partner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/japans-moment-for-global-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #sanseito #ldp #liberaldemocraticparty #cra #donaldtrump #china #europe #france #germany #uk #taiwan #un #cptpp #rcep #defense #2026lowerhouseelection

Tokyo stocks strike record high after Japanese premier wins vote

Investors pushed Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index above 57,000 points for the first time fol…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #electionvictory #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #Nikkei225Index #parliamentaryelection #PrimeMinister #PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer #resoundingvictory #SanaeTakaichi #snapparliamentaryelection #stockmarkets #tokyonews #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1451857/tokyo-stocks-strike-record-high-after-japanese-premier-wins-vote/

Japanese PM’s coalition set for landslide lower house win

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi is poised for a landslide victory in Sunday’s snap lower house election. Exit polls suggest her LDP-led coalition could secure a majority, allowing her to advance right-wing policies on de…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Exitpolls #Japanese #Japanesenews #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #worldnews
https://www.alojapan.com/1451456/japanese-pms-coalition-set-for-landslide-lower-house-win/

https://www.alojapan.com/1451456/japanese-pms-coalition-set-for-landslide-lower-house-win/ Japanese PM’s coalition set for landslide lower house win #ExitPolls #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapanesePrimeMinisterSanaeTakaichi #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #WorldNews Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi is poised for a landslide victory in Sunday’s snap lower house election. Exit polls suggest her LDP-led coalition could secure a majority, allowing her to advance right-wing policies on defense, economy, and immigration. Published

Japan votes in snow-hit snap polls as Takaichi eyes strong mandate

Japan voted in snow-hit snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that could rile China and rattle financial markets. Opinion polls sugge…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #China #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #pollingstation #SanaeTakaichi #shinzoabe #Tokyo
https://www.alojapan.com/1451324/japan-votes-in-snow-hit-snap-polls-as-takaichi-eyes-strong-mandate/

Polls open in snow-hit Japan as prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win

Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Japanese #Japanesenews #JapanesePrimeMinister #LiberalDemocraticParty #militarycapabilities #MsTakaichi #news #PrimeMinister'sOffice #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1451322/polls-open-in-snow-hit-japan-as-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-hopes-for-big-win/

https://www.alojapan.com/1451324/japan-votes-in-snow-hit-snap-polls-as-takaichi-eyes-strong-mandate/ Japan votes in snow-hit snap polls as Takaichi eyes strong mandate #China #Japan #JapanNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #PollingStation #SanaeTakaichi #ShinzoAbe #Tokyo Japan voted in snow-hit snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that could rile China and rattle financial markets. Opinion polls suggest that Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), wh

https://www.alojapan.com/1451322/polls-open-in-snow-hit-japan-as-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-hopes-for-big-win/ Polls open in snow-hit Japan as prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapanesePrimeMinister #LiberalDemocraticParty #MilitaryCapabilities #MsTakaichi #news #PrimeMinister'sOffice #SanaeTakaichi Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative polit

Japanese researchers unmask hidden bias against female politicians

Voters are less …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #CentristReformAlliance #CharlesCrabtree #covid19pandemic #DartmouthCollege #JapanInnovationParty #Japanese #Japanesenews #Japaneseuniversityresearchteam #KeisukeTsuruta #KihoMuroga #KyushuUniversity #LiberalDemocraticParty #MitsubishiUFJMorganStanleySecurities #news #Reuters #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1448954/japanese-researchers-unmask-hidden-bias-against-female-politicians/

https://www.alojapan.com/1448954/japanese-researchers-unmask-hidden-bias-against-female-politicians/ Japanese researchers unmask hidden bias against female politicians #CentristReformAlliance #CharlesCrabtree #Covid19Pandemic #DartmouthCollege #Japan #JapanInnovationParty #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapaneseUniversityResearchTeam #KeisukeTsuruta #KihoMuroga #KyushuUniversity #LiberalDemocraticParty #MitsubishiUFJMorganStanleySecurities #news #Reuters #SanaeTakaichi Voters are less likely to support female politicians when they are we

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

Japan is moving to create a National Intelligence Bureau as part of a broader effort to break down intelligence silos, strengthen information protection and modernize its intelligence system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/14/japan/japans-planned-intelligence-bureau/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #intelligence #sanaetakaichi #nationalintelligencebureau #nationalsecuritysecretariat #nationalsecuritycouncil #liberaldemocraticparty #japaninnovationparty #shinzoabe #fiveeyes

Japan does not have an “immigrant” problem in the usual sense, as long-term foreign residents are largely law-abiding, integrated and the challenges lie with systemic issues, not with the people themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/avoid-xenophobia-tag-when-fixing-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #minorukihara #liberaldemocraticparty #japaninnovationparty #us #chinese #korean #xenophobia

As we’ve seen in Israel, Japan’s future may be shaped by unstable coalition politics dominated by multiple small parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/17/japan/japan-parliament-begins-its-knessetization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #komeito #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #knesset #likud

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

Last week in Japan, October 15th, rundown:

(1) On Saturday the 4th, Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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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

On Saturday the 4th, Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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