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The internal affairs ministry on Tuesday distributed the third installment of state subsidies for political parties, with the nearly defunct opposition Centrist Reform Alliance receiving ¥584 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/21/japan/politics/centrist-reform-alliance-state-subsidies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #lowerhouse

Nearly defunct CRA receives ¥584 million in state subsidies

The internal affairs ministry on Tuesday distributed the third installment of state subsidies for political parties, with the…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/109867/

Nearly defunct CRA receives ¥584 million in state subsidies https://www.byteseu.com/2470610/ #CRA #Japan #LowerHouse

https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/285677/ Une immense éolienne va être installée à Bruxelles : « Ce sera une catastrophe pour l’ensemble des habitants de deux communes » #Actualités #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #BelgiumMarch09 #brussels #chambre #commissie #creg #energie #energy #FederaalParlement #kamer #LowerHouse #News #ParlementFederal #PhilipReynaersCommission

Hideki Murai, appointed new parliamentary affairs chief of the Liberal Democratic Party last week, has been elected to the House of Representatives six times but has never served as a Cabinet minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/japan/politics/japan-new-parliamentary-affairs-chief-in-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hidekimurai #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi

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A delegation of Japanese lawmakers has left for China with the aim of patching up ties in the wake of comments about Taiwan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that angered Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-visit-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #taiwan

Tamisuke Watanuki, a former speaker of Japan's Lower House, has died of old age. He was 99. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/politics/former-lower-house-speaker-tamisuke-watanuki-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tamisukewatanuki #lowerhouse #obituary #ldp #postalservices

Japanese lawmakers visit China to patch up ties

A delegation of Japanese lawmakers left for China on Monday with the aim of patching up ties in…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/79280/

Former Lower House Speaker Watanuki dies at 99

Former Lower House Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki died of old age at a Tokyo medical institution on Tuesday last…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/79272/

Most local members of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are wary of a proposed merger of the party with the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito ahead of local elections scheduled for spring 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/21/japan/politics/japan-opposition-parties-proposed-integration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #cra #komeito #lowerhouse

Japan Lower House to install security cameras in Diet building

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027. The plan has been considered partly in response to an incident in which a government employee secretly filmed a woman in a Diet building rest…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1519135/japan-lower-house-to-install-security-cameras-in-diet-building/

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/02/japan/politics/lower-house-security-cameras/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #parliament #diet #lowerhouse

Japan Lower House to install security cameras in Diet building

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will install security cameras in the Diet building starting…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Diet #LOWERHOUSE #Nihon #parliament
https://www.europesays.com/japan/67680/

https://www.alojapan.com/1519135/japan-lower-house-to-install-security-cameras-in-diet-building/ Japan Lower House to install security cameras in Diet building #diet #Japan #JapanNews #LowerHouse #news #Parliament The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027. The plan has been considered partly in response to an incident in which a government employee secretly filmed a woman in a Diet building restroom in 2021. The planned move to expand camera c

Why Takaichi’s First Diet Session Proved Tougher Than Expected

Despite a supermajority in the Lower House all but guaranteeing a firm grip over the legislature, this year’s…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/64593/

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to face intense questioning from the opposition on Monday after her ruling coalition passed a divisive bill by a razor-thin margin at the end of the parliamentary session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/26/japan/politics/takaichi-opposition-parties-questioning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #lowerhouse #diet

Takaichi set to face grilling as parliament adjourns

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to face intense questioning from the opposition on Monday after her ruling…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/64065/

https://www.europesays.com/3154554/ Takaichi set to face grilling as parliament adjourns #diet #japan #LowerHouse #SanaeTakaichi

Assets held by the 465 members of the House of Representatives who won seats in the lower chamber of the parliament in February's general election averaged ¥32.78 million, a Jiji Press tally showed Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/japan-lower-house-lawmakers-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #diet #lowerhouse #ldp #dpp #ichiroaisawa

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Japan's parliament will get two more women's toilet cubicles, officials said, after a petition by 58 female lawmakers called for more facilities to match their improved representation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/03/japan/politics/parliament-women-toilets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #women039sissues #lowerhouse

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earned ¥36.41 million in 2025, the highest income among nine party leaders, reports showed on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/30/takaichi-lawmakers-income/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #ldp #dpp #cra #nipponishinnokai #jcp #cdp #upperhouse #lowerhouse

A cut of 45 House of Representatives proportional representation seats pushed by the ruling coalition will severely affect smaller opposition parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/28/japan/politics/lower-house-seat-cuts-impact-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #jcp #sanseito #cra #teammirai

A Lower House committee approved a bill Friday banning the desecration of the national flag, highlighting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's efforts to win over the growing ranks of conservative voters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/26/japan/politics/national-flag-bill-approved/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #constitution

Japan's parliament enacted a bill that introduces numerical standards for defining dangerous driving resulting in death or injury, which had been vague under the existing law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-dangerous-driving-standards-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #driving #trafficaccidents #lowerhouse #diet

The House of Representatives on Wednesday started to see substantive discussions on a bill to criminalize the act of damaging the national flag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/24/japan/politics/lower-house-flag-vandalism-discussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #cra #constitution #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #dpp

https://www.alojapan.com/1501857/japan-to-implement-five-fold-increase-in-visa-fees-from-july-1-first-in-5-decades/ Japan to implement five-fold increase in visa fees from July 1, first in 5 decades #AdministrativeCosts #cabinet #framework #Friday #Japan #JapanTrips #Legislation #LowerHouse #trips #VisaFees In a landmark move, the government of Japan has approved a significant increase in visa fees for foreign nationals, marking the first revision in 48 years. The decision was finalised at a Cabinet meeting on Friday and reflects efforts to align fees with

Sarah Game’s bill restricting late-term abortion access passes upper house

South Australia’s upper house has passed a bill to restrict access to late-term abortion. The legislation passed 10…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/742147/

https://www.europesays.com/3068811/ Sarah Game’s bill restricting late-term abortion access passes upper house #abortion #AbortionBill #AbortionLaws #australia #HouseOfAssembly #LaborParty #Laws #LiberalParty #LowerHouse #medical #MP #parliament #SAParliament #SarahGame #UpperHouse

With just a few weeks left in the current session of parliament, bills related to the Japan Innovation Party's policy goals of creating a secondary capital and reducing the number of Lower House seats remain in limbo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/japan/politics/japan-second-capital-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #osaka #ldp #lowerhouse

A parliamentary panel Friday approved a bill submitted by the government to reform the country's retrial system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/12/japan/crime-legal/lower-house-panel-ok-retrial-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #justiceministry #diet #falseconvictions #ldp #sanseito #lowerhouse

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a bill to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, by about 10%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/11/japan/politics/ldp-lower-house-seat-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #lowerhouse #diet

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is looking at a proposal to automatically reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the Lower House if a ruling-opposition panel fails to reach a deal within a year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/09/japan/politics/ldp-lower-house-seat-cut-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #katsunobukato #lowerhouse #nipponishinnokai #ldp

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering cutting 45 proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives in Japan's parliament, a senior party official has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/04/japan/politics/japan-ldp-lower-house-seat-cut-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #shunichisuzuki

Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to revise the personal information protection law that includes introducing fines for businesses that repeatedly commit violations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/26/japan/politics/lower-house-personal-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #personalinformation #ai #privacy

Two high courts on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/crime-legal/courts-lower-house-poll-constitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #votedisparity #japanesecourts #kagawa #fukuoka #lowerhouse

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which will oversee the government's disaster prevention and response measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/japan/politics/disaster-agency-bill-pass/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes #nankaitrough

A draft outline for an emergency clause to possibly be added to Japan's Constitution calls for extending lawmakers' terms of office and allowing the Cabinet to issue emergency ordinances such as after natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/politics/lower-house-emergency-clause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #constitution #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

VIDEO: Take a glimpse of heart of Japanese politics at National Diet Building in Tokyo

Japan’s National Diet (Photo by Takah…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1484877/video-take-a-glimpse-of-heart-of-japanese-politics-at-national-diet-building-in-tokyo-2/

Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for immigration procedures, making it likely to be enacted during the current parliamentary session ending in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/29/japan/crime-legal/immigration-fees-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #lowerhouse

The LDP and JIP plan to resume working-level talks on cutting the number of the House of Representatives seats by 10%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/19/japan/politics/ldp-jip-lower-house-seat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #election

Opposition party Team Mirai will consider whether to join the ruling coalition if requested to do so by the Liberal Democratic Party, leader Takahiro Anno has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/team-mirai-leader-takahiro-anno/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #teammirai #ldp #lowerhouse #upperhouse

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that a House of Representatives council on the electoral system include a plan to reduce the number of seats in the lower chamber of parliament in future discussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #nipponishinnokai

The speaker of the House of Representatives has said that a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sufficient number of imperial family members should be enacted in the ongoing session of the Diet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/16/japan/lower-house-head-imperial-house-law-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #lowerhouse #imperialfamily #diet #ldp #women039sissues