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KATSUYA OKADA

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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 28, 2016
Lackluster polls, maneuvering by LDP may give DPJ a drubbing in July election
The Democratic Party of Japan is in the throes of an identity crisis, a fact not lost on delegates meeting for the party's annual convention Saturday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2015
DPJ on the rocks amid calls for merger with Ishin no To
Japan's largest opposition party appears to be in danger of falling apart as some core members demand it merge with Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2015
DPJ's Okada says Abe on slippery slope with push to enact security legislation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be taking a big risk if he pushes through a dramatic change in security policy despite objections from most citizens, who want a better explanation for why the change is needed, a top opposition figure has said.
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.
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2015
SDF will only be deployed to 'safe' places, Abe says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rebuffed criticism on Wednesday that the government's contentious security legislation would put Self-Defense Forces personnel at greater risk, saying they would provide logistics support in areas that are safe.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2015
Local politics matter
Races for this year's nationwide series of local elections kicked off with the start of official campaigns last week for gubernatorial elections in 10 prefectures on April 12 — the same day that local assembly seats in 41 prefectures and 22 major cities will also be contested.
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."
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2015
Okada has his work cut out
Katsuya Okada, the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, had better set a clear policy direction for Japan's largest opposition party if he hopes to have it come back from its 2012 fall from power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2015
Okada defeats Hosono to win DPJ presidential election
Following a close runoff against Goshi Hosono, Katsuya Okada is elected president of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
DPJ presidential candidates vow to increase female ranks in Diet
The Democratic Party of Japan's three presidential candidates vow to add more female lawmakers to make the opposition leader strong enough to challenge the Liberal Democratic Party.
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.
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2015
A crucial test for the DPJ
The priority for the Democratic Party of Japan, which kicked off the race this week to choose its new leader Jan. 18, is to rebuild itself into a force that can, either on its own or through mergers or alliances with other parties, once again present voters with an alternative.

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