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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Abe's proposal to shift the academic year to September faces increased opposition
The LDP's repudiation of a move to a September start is a further setback for the prime minister, who initially welcomed such a change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Japan lawmakers work to ensure payment of child support after divorce
The Diet members are stepping up efforts to address an increasing number of cases of unpaid child support.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2020
Japan should reconsider state visit by China's Xi, LDP lawmakers say
The government was urged to 'carefully consider' whether the visit should go ahead amid China's poor rights record, the Hong Kong crackdown and moves near the Senkakus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 25, 2020
Even as virus eases, the worst may be yet to come for Abe
Japan's coronavirus emergency was coming to an end, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political troubles may be just beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2020
LDP lawmaker's secretary admits to bribing election campaigners in trial
Anri Kawai could lose her seat in the Hiroshima constituency if her secretary is found guilty and given a jail term.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2020
Abe's LDP nearing decision to back Yuriko Koike in July's Tokyo governor race
Koike is widely expected to run in the election, though she has yet to officially declare her candidacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2020
Man paid by ex-minister to swing votes for wife in Hiroshima, sources say
The man was paid around u00a5960,000 by former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2020
Charges loom for ex-justice chief Katsuyuki Kawai over poll scandal
The development appears certain to deal a further blow to the Abe government, which is facing public criticism over its handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2020
Japan considers second extra budget to aid firms and people hit by virus
According to the sources, the second extra budget is aimed at funding assistance for rent payments of cash-strapped businesses and people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
May 3, 2020
Necessary or not? The LDP's proposed emergency powers clause for the Constitution
73 years since the Constitution took effect, arguments on revising it have focused on the war-renouncing Article 9. But the coronavirus has prompted a different proposal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 30, 2020
LDP secretary-general: The power behind the PM
Those in the position are de facto the most powerful person within the party after its president.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2020
Odd couple: LDP-Komeito political marriage faces testing times
Power struggles in Abe's party could further strain the two-decades-old coalition in the weeks to come
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Democratic Party for the People to propose September school enrollment
The school year in Japan has long started in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2020
LDP candidate’s win in Shizuoka by-election gives Abe breathing room
The election was an opportunity for the ruling coalition to justify their crisis response that has been criticized as slow and out of touch with the public.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2020
Home of ex-mayor searched over Japan lawmaker's election scandal
A former city mayor in Hiroshima Prefecture confirmed Sunday that his home was searched by prosecutors in connection with money misuse allegations related to a ruling party lawmaker's election campaign last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2020
Resetting the political calendar after COVID-19
Politics are still politics even in the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will still go on, albeit with a new calendar in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 19, 2020
Komeito cash handout demand highlights Abe's fading power amid outbreak
The turnabout marked an extraordinary moment in the over seven-year-long reign of Abe, providing a glimpse of the ruling coalition's mounting exasperation with his administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 17, 2020
Coronavirus and LDP politics loom large over Shizuoka by-election
A Lower House by-election in Shizuoka Prefecture, the race for which officially kicked off Tuesday, is gaining attention nationwide, and not only for its possible national political impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020
Japan to cut lawmakers' pay by 20 percent amid virus crisis
Senior Japanese ruling party and opposition officials agreed Tuesday to reduce lawmakers' salaries by 20 percent for a year as part of efforts to overcome the novel coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2020
82% say government should compensate firms that shut down for virus
A poll by Kyodo News also finds that support for the Abe government is dropping.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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