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JAPAN
Oct 30, 2018
Japan minister apologizes after report of drunken, naked blunder
A Cabinet minister apologized Tuesday for "causing trouble" after a weekly magazine reported that in 2007 he walked through a dormitory building for Diet members while drunk and naked, and rang the doorbell of a fellow lawmaker's room.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018
Abe grilled at Diet on new visa statuses and upcoming tax hike
The prime minister was also questioned about moves to amend the postwar Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2018
LDP chapter led by IT minister received donation from bid-rigging firm, data from fundraising report shows
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter headed by Takuya Hirai, minister in charge of information technology policy, has received political donations from a company penalized by the transport ministry for bid rigging, data from political fundraising reports showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
LDP Toyama chapter led by minister gets donation from bid-rigging firm, will return funds
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter headed by Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, state minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, received political donations from a company involved in bid-rigging, data from the political funds reports of the chapter showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2018
Japan's Diet to convene extraordinary session from Oct. 24 for first parliamentary debates since Cabinet reshuffle
The Diet will convene an extraordinary session on Oct. 24, leading to the first parliamentary debates since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formed a new Cabinet after being re-elected as Liberal Democratic Party president last month, lawmakers said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Poll shows Shinjiro Koizumi is public's favorite to be next prime minister of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi is the public's top pick to be the next prime minister, a recent Jiji Press opinion poll showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 2, 2018
Factions loom large in Abe reshuffle, with the 'Cabinet post waiting list' coming into play
The so-called list is a remnant from the 1970s, when the ruling LDP arbitrarily distributed Cabinet positions among members of influential intraparty factions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2018
Prioritizing stability, Abe retains key ministers in Cabinet reshuffle while rewarding allies
Abe retained what he called the “foundation” of his administration but the 19-member Cabinet also has 12 lawmakers who have never held any portfolio before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2018
Abe to give prime party posts to his close aides in LDP and Cabinet reshuffles
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to offer his close aides key posts in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming reshuffles of his party leadership and Cabinet, according to government sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2018
Japan's Internal affairs minister Seiko Noda may exit Abe Cabinet
Internal affairs minister Seiko Noda hints she will not be retained in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after a reshuffle set for this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2018
Ex-Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo tells LDP meeting introducing daylight saving time by 2020 will be 'difficult'
Former Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo said Thursday it would be difficult to introduce daylight saving time ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, a move that has been discussed as a way to mitigate the problem of scorching heat during the sporting event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2018
Abe to shuffle Cabinet and appoint Liberal Democratic Party executives early next month
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will shuffle his Cabinet and appoint executives of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 2 following his victory in the LDP presidential election last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2018
Is Japan heading for a leadership vacuum?
The lack of an LDP heir apparent and the absence of a credible opposition force means that Japan may face a leadership vacuum when Abe's tenure ends.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2018
'Outrageous prejudice': Publisher suspends publication of Shincho 45 following furor in LGBT community
Shinchosha Publishing announced its Shincho 45 magazine will effectively fold after carrying articles that its president said contained “outrageous prejudice” against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2018
U.S. experts laud Abe on election win but warn against pushing for constitutional amendment
American scholars largely gave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe credit for his victory Thursday in the presidential election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, acknowledging his stable stewardship over the past six years and the close relationships he has developed with U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2018
Abe likely to retain key ministers in Cabinet reshuffle, official says
The prime minister's foreign, finance, trade and economy chiefs will stay, along with his party's top executives, but followers of rival Shigeru Ishiba face the boot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 22, 2018
Japanese publisher says stories in Shincho 45 magazine expressed 'aberrant prejudice' against LGBT community
The president of a publishing company has confirmed there were troublesome opinions expressed in articles that ran in a monthly magazine that supported a national lawmaker who called LGBT couples unproductive.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2018
51% oppose Abe's plan to submit constitutional revision plan to Diet: poll
More than 50 percent of the public is opposed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to submit his party's proposal to revise the Constitution to the extraordinary Diet session expected this fall, a Kyodo News survey showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2018
LDP election exposes huge gap between Diet members, frustrated rank and file
Despite a convincing win among Diet members, the prime minister barely beat rival Shigeru Ishiba in votes distributed to the party's regional members.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2018
Constitutional revision, fraught with risk, tops agenda for Abe's next term
As was widely expected, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won Thursday's presidential election to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allowing him to continue as prime minister for up to three more years if all goes according to the party's plans.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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