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YUKIO EDANO

The selection of former CDP chief Yukio Edano as head of the Lower House's Constitution panel is expected to impact discussions on constitutional revisions sought by the LDP and others.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2024
CDP's Yukio Edano to chair Lower House Constitution panel
The selection of Edano is expected to impact discussions on constitutional revisions sought by the LDP and others.
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attends a news conference after being elected as the new leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2024
Former PM Yoshihiko Noda elected new leader of main opposition CDP
The win puts him on track for a showdown with a new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a general election likely to be held sooner rather than later.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates Harumi Yoshida (far left), Kenta Izumi (center left), Yukio Edano (center right) and Yoshihiko Noda pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2024
CDP leader hopefuls must bridge internal and external differences
Once elected, the leader of the main opposition party must both unify the different groups within and choose who to work with to win the next general election.
A survey shows former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda currently has the most support among Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's lawmakers in the party's leadership race.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2024
Noda front-runner in CDP leadership race, with Edano close behind: survey
The situation is still fluid as many respondents in both surveys said they had not decided yet on whom to vote for in the leadership election.
The four candidates running in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's leadership race (left to right), Yukio Edano, Yoshihiko Noda, Harumi Yoshida and Kenta Izumi, hold a public debate in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2024
CDP leadership race a battle between old and new
On Sept. 23, two veterans face off against two younger challengers, including the incumbent and a lawmaker in her first term.
Four candidates in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's leadership election participate in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2024
CDP leader candidates vow to challenge all scandal-hit LDP lawmakers
The four CDP lawmakers, speaking in a televised debate, said their party will field candidates in the next House of Representatives election to challenge all LDP members.
Four members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who filed their candidacies for the main opposition party's Sept. 23 leadership election — Lower House lawmaker Harumi Yoshida (left), current chief Kenta Izumi (second left), former party leader Yukio Edano (second right) and former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda — attend a joint news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
Main opposition CDP kicks off leadership race
The candidates are former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, ex-party leader Yukio Edano, current chief Kenta Izumi and Lower House lawmaker Harumi Yoshida.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan head Kenta Izumi announces he will run for reelection as party leader in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2024
Views on interparty cooperation set CDP leader candidates apart
Kenta Izumi, Yukio Edano and Yoshihiko Noda have all outlined different ideas on working with the Japanese Communist Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai.
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is the second CDP lawmaker to join the leadership contest after party veteran Yukio Edano announced his decision to run last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2024
Noda announces CDP leadership bid with eye on a comeback for the opposition
The former prime minister emphasized that a certain degree of experience is required to tackle the challenges Japan is facing.
Kenta Izumi, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (left), receives 106 signatures from regional assembly members calling on him to seek reelection as the party head on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2024
Seven camps attend CDP leadership election briefing
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held a briefing session on its Sept. 23 leadership election.
Yoshihiko Noda
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2024
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda weighs bid for CDP leadership
Some party members are pinning their hopes on Noda for his conservative beliefs and rich political experience.
Yukio Edano announces his bid to run in the leadership race of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2024
Yukio Edano pushes centrist image in CDP leadership bid
The ex-leader is attempting to shed a leftist identity by avoiding the expression "zero nuclear power" and pledging to review ties with the Japanese Communist Party.
In a news conference Wednesday, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's former chief, Yukio Edano, expressed his resolve to build a party that can challenge the dominance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in national politics.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2024
CDP's Edano takes another shot at party leadership after 2021 polls failure
After a poor showing three years ago, Edano is seeking to return to lead Japan's largest opposition party ahead of upcoming polls.
Yukio Edano, a former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters on Aug. 9 to express his intention to run in the party's leadership race.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2024
CDP faced with division as it heads into leadership race
The next CDP leader will be expected to unify the different groups within the party and cooperate with other opposition parties to increase its seats during polls.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan decides the schedule of its presidential race, in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2024
CDP presidential election in September puts party future in focus
Key questions surrounding the election start with the issue of what the CDP's relationship should be with the Japanese Communist Party.
Kenta Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2024
CDP Leader Izumi to seek re-election
Some CDP members are calling for a change of the leader, mainly due to delays in building a coalition of opposition parties for the next Lower House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2023
With Naoto Kan's exit from the CDP, some see a generational shift
The exit of the former prime minister, a high-profile figure and political veteran from the CDP’s liberal wing, comes at a time of change for the party.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2023
Yukio Edano moves to return as CDP leader
Yukio Edano, former leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is believed to have begun his bid to return as party leader.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2021
New CDP leader brings youth and a fresh face but still faces old problems in rebuilding party
Kenta Izumi's relative youth, while providing a fresh look for the CDP, could make dealing with more experienced politicians in the ruling and opposition parties more difficult.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2021
Japan's main opposition party seeks to rebuild under new leader Kenta Izumi
In the wake of October's electoral defeat and the resignation of its former leader, the CDP must now craft new strategies — and question old alliances.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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