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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2015
Hashimoto's new national party likely to closely resemble Ishin no To
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's new national political party, expected to be launched next month, will pursue the same basic neoliberal economic and structural reform policies as those of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party).
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2015
Osaka political jockeying continues as speculation grows Hashimoto may run in Upper House poll
Behind-the-scenes maneuvering in Osaka to create a new national political party and secure candidates for November's mayoral and gubernatorial elections continued in Osaka last week, with speculation growing that Mayor Toru Hashimoto will seek to run in next summer's Upper House poll.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2015
Yet another opposition shake-up
The breakup of Ishin no To opens up a new chapter in the saga of the opposition camp, which has remained splintered since the DPJ fell from power in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 1, 2015
Hashimoto continues to wrestle for support
The breakup of Ishin no To and the announcement by Toru Hashimoto that he plans to launch a new party once again exposes the deep rift between his Osaka followers and his detractors.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2015
Ishin, DPJ agree to work together to challenge ruling coalition
Leaders of Ishin no To and the Democratic Party of Japan agree to bolster cooperation in the Diet and future elections with the aim of taking the fight to the ruling camp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2015
12 Osaka-based Ishin no To Diet members expected to join Toru Hashimoto's new national party
Other Diet members will be asked to follow and join by Oct. 20, reports quoting unnamed party sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2015
Ex-Ishin no To founder Hashimoto aims to form new party by mid-December
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, the founder of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) who left the party Thursday, said Saturday he intends to create a new party by mid-December, with most Osaka-based Ishin members considering joining it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2015
Hashimoto, Matsui leaving Ishin no To as split in party worsens
The pair, who founded the party, said they were leaving to concentrate on local politics in Osaka ? a move certain to weaken the second largest opposition force.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2015
Osaka governor demands Ishin no To secretary-general resign as party division intensifies
Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party), the second largest opposition party, is on the brink of disintegration once again as a confrontation between its Osaka-based and Tokyo-based members intensified Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 23, 2015
As Hashimoto's reign nears end, a divisive legacy remains
Assuming he does not once again change his mind and seek re-election, the curtain on Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's local political career falls on Nov. 22, when voters elect a new mayor and governor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 26, 2015
Hashimoto's proposed Kansai-centric party no easy sell in region, where rivalries limit appeal
No stranger to making headlines and raising eyebrows in politics, the fiery Toru Hashimoto did it again on July 4.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2015
Ishin, DPJ press ruling coalition to amend security bills ahead of Lower House vote
With passage of the government's national security bills through the Lower House coming into sight, deliberations on counterproposals submitted by the two largest opposition parties kicked off Friday at a special Lower House committee, in parallel with the state-sponsored legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2015
Ruling bloc restates intention to plow security bills through Diet
The political storm over the government's security bills is intensifying as the ruling bloc restates its plan to ram the bills through the Lower House as early as next week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2015
Hashimoto raises prospect of forming all-Kansai political party
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto expresses interest in forming an all-Kansai political party, which could split the party into eastern and western Japan factions.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2015
Ishin no To adopts counterproposal to security bills
The second largest opposition party has adopted counterproposals to the Abe administration's contentious security bills that include tougher conditions on Self-Defense Forces' operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2015
Ishin no To tries to quell bickering over lawmakers' alternative security bills
More than 30 members of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) gathered in Osaka on Saturday to hash out differences in opinions over three security bills proposed by the party's Diet members.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2015
Ishin no To leader lashes Abe over security bills
The ruling bloc had hoped Ishin no To would help the Cabinet enact controversial national security bills, but the party's leader flatly denied that.
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2015
Ishin no To's future
Ishin no To must establish a clear identity if it is to survive and flourish following the departure of its co-founder Toru Hashimoto.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2015
Ishin no To elects new leader, may align with opposition
In a desperate bid to keep its members united and stave off the party's collapse, Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) rushes to elect Secretary-General Yorihisa Matsuno as its new president.

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