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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 24, 2015
DPJ's shadow leader stays put
Can new leader Katsuya Okada change the Democratic Party of Japan's losing ways?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2015
DPJ lawmakers grill Momii over his performance as NHK chairman
The nation's largest opposition party has identified a new target for attack: the gaffe-prone, apparently pro-government chairman of public broadcaster NHK.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2015
DPJ questions Abe's timing of Mideast aid
The opposition camp presses Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his decision to announce millions of dollars in nonmilitary aid to countries battling the Islamic State group at a time when Japanese citizens were known to be among its captives.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 24, 2015
Can the DPJ reinvigorate Japanese democracy?
Columbia University's Gerald Curtis recently wrote, "It is a sad commentary on Japan's politics that after nearly 70 years of democracy a competitive party system has all but disintegrated."
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2015
Hosono, Nagatsuma, Renho named as DPJ executives
The Democratic Party of Japan's new president on Tuesday named Goshi Hosono as party policy chief and appointed Akira Nagatsuma and Renho as deputy presidents.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2015
New DPJ head Okada to retain Edano as secretary-general
Katsuya Okada, the Democratic Party of Japan's new leader, said Monday he will retain Yukio Edano as party secretary-general.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2015
Youthful Hosono says he will unite DPJ if he wins leadership race
A portrait of John F. Kennedy stands in Goshi Hosono's office as a reminder to the prospective leader of the opposition of the need to be ready for a crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2015
DPJ's deputy gets personal in debate ahead of Jan. 18 leadership poll
The race to lead the Democratic Party of Japan turns personal as deputy leader Katsuya Okada accuses a rival of flip-flopping over merger talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2015
DPJ leadership campaign begins, with three candidates running
Goshi Hosono, a former minister in charge of dealing with the Fukushima disaster, Akira Nagatsuma, a former welfare minister, and deputy leader Katsuya Okada are vying for the party's top post.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2014
Former leader Okada to seek DPJ's presidency again
Democratic Party of Japan policy maker and former chief confirms his latest run for the presidency of Japan's biggest opposition party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2014
Deputy Okada close to running for DPJ president
Democratic Party of Japan deputy leader Katsuya Okada considers running in the party's Jan. 18 leadership race.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2014
Can the opposition mend its ways?
It's time Japan's political opposition learn from their failures of the past two years, especially their crushing defeat in the Dec. 14 Lower House election, to rebuild themselves in a way that enables them to challenge the ruling bloc and to give voters a real choice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2014
Former secretary-general Hosono to run for DPJ leader
Goshi Hosono, a former secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan, announced he will run in the party's leadership race on Jan. 18.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 17, 2014
Low voter turnout mars Abe's claim of election triumph
The Liberal Democratic Party won 43.12 million votes in Sunday's snap poll, nearly 3 million fewer than in the 2009 election, which it lost.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 15, 2014
Ozawa keeps hope for regime change alive
Diet heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, leader of Seikatsu no To (People's Life Party), admitted Monday that the opposition camp failed to give voters an alternative to the ruling bloc in the Lower House election but stressed that change is still possible if they join hands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2014
Kaieda quits as DPJ chief after humiliating ejection from Diet
Humiliated by the loss of his seat in the Lower House election, Banri Kaieda resigns as president of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 15, 2014
Abe tightens grip on power as ruling coalition wins 325 seats in Lower House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, its junior partner in the ruling coalition, won the Lower House election by a landslide Sunday, claiming 325 seats in the powerful chamber.
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 15, 2014
DPJ President Kaieda loses Diet seat, set to quit as leader
In a stunning development early Monday morning, Banri Kaieda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan learned he lost his Diet seat in Sunday's Lower House election and is now set to quit as leader of the nation's largest opposition force.
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 15, 2014
Kan humbled, manages to get last seat in poll
After struggling throughout his campaign, ex-Prime Minister Naoto Kan, a former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, won the last seat in Sunday's national election, which saw candidates vying for the 475 seats in the Lower House.Like the last election two years ago, Kan lost to his rival from the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 13, 2014
Amid lack of alternatives, Abe looks to win big by default
The focus of the House of Representatives election is not on how close it will be, but on how strong Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition will become.

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