Azuma Koshiishi
November 12, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda indicated he will dissolve the Lower House before the end of the year, saying a subsequent election must be held on his terms, not those of the...
September 25, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has disclosed a priority aim of closing ranks within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan by retaining Azuma Koshiishi as secretary-general.
September 24, 2012
Azuma Koshiishi will remain secretary-general of the ruling party, a move expected to delay the next Lower House election and intensify the opposition’s attack against Prime...
June 21, 2012
The specter of the ruling party's collapse edged closer after political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa again vowed to defy the leadership and vote against a bill to raise the...
June 07, 2012
The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party on June 7 agreed to enter talks with the ruling Democratic Party of Japan on amending tax hike legislation, but opposition demands...
June 05, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered ruling party Secretary-General Azuma Koshiishi to do something he is loath to do: arrange a Lower House vote on consumption tax hike...
May 24, 2012
Despite strong differences over policy, Ichiro Ozawa, former head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, has agreed to meet with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, possibly next...
May 22, 2012
The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, clearly frustrated over Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s wavering ways, has resorted to threats to force decisive action on...
May 19, 2012
Without fanfare, Osamu Fujimura will become the Democratic Party of Japan’s longest-serving chief Cabinet secretary on May 25.
May 07, 2012
Executives of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan on May 7 approved a plan for restoring the party membership of Ichiro Ozawa, its former president, who was found not guilty...
April 11, 2012
As revelers caroused under the cherry blossoms at countless parties held in the nation’s capital, one gathering was a more somber affair.
November 08, 2011
With all parties in apparent agreement, taxpayers may soon be hit with an income tax increase for 25 years to fund recovery efforts of the areas devastated by the March 11...
October 28, 2011
Japan's ruling party is gearing up for a major diplomatic offensive to strengthen relationships with political parties that call the shots overseas.
September 14, 2011
Opposition lawmakers have their knives out for Azuma Koshiishi, the ruling party's secretary-general, over his tightening of the screws on information disclosure following a...
September 08, 2011
A little more than a week after taking over as the ruling party's secretary-general, it is already clear that Azuma Koshiishi is emulating the way his close ally and political...
August 31, 2011
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's executive lineup, featuring politicians who haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye on policy, reflects the need to unite the ruling Democratic Party of ...
August 31, 2011
It may have taken a while but veteran politician Azuma Koshiishi has strengthened his political presence to where he is now considered the "don" of the Upper House caucus of...
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