LDP
May 22, 2013
A key security panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that discussions be held on allowing the Self-Defense Forces to strike ballistic missile bases and...
May 17, 2013
Fiercely individualistic and manipulative, French politician and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838) had a sharp eye for human nature and the era in...
May 14, 2013
Contrary opinions about Japan's historical interpretation of its wartime actions are brewing within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and it may not be easy to resolve...
May 02, 2013
Despite strong public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his Liberal Democratic Party faces stiff voter opposition on its proposed changes to the Constitution.
April 29, 2013
The ruling party won a key by-election April 28 in rural Yamaguchi Prefecture, the home constituency of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which many saw as a test run for a...
April 28, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on April 28 for a renewal of a "sense of hope and determination" in marking for the first time the restoration of Japan's post-war sovereignty, ...
April 26, 2013
Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki told reporters at an April 26 news conference that earlier the same day Japan hanged two death-row inmates for the first time in two months.
April 24, 2013
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has drawn up a draft proposal for new National Defense Program Guidelines that would greatly expand the role and capabilities of Japan's...
April 18, 2013
"A guy who has bulging ideas rather than muscles" is a phrase from "Gangnam Style," the megahit by South Korean rapper Psy. The association might be somewhat outlandish, but it ...
April 15, 2013
The support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet dropped but remained relatively high at 60 percent, buoyed by voter optimism for his economic policies, an Asahi...
April 02, 2013
NAHA--Okinawa prefectural assembly opposition forces will organize a rally on April 28 to protest a government ceremony to mark the day Japan regained sovereignty after World...
April 02, 2013
Differences in revising the nation's pacifist Constitution, particularly its war-renouncing Article 9, mean the Democratic Party of Japan will not seek to align itself with the ...
March 23, 2013
The agriculture ministry and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are considering ways to compensate farmers for expected income losses caused by Japan's participation in the...
March 22, 2013
Many people expected Yukio Hatoyama to bring about major change in Japan after an August 2009 Lower House election swept the Democratic Party of Japan to power.
March 20, 2013
Japan's nuclear authority said March 19 it will not order two reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture to be shut for screening when new safety standards, yet ...
March 15, 2013
Vowing to be tough in negotiations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced March 15 that Japan will join 11 other nations currently participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
March 07, 2013
Interest is fading in the weekly anti-nuclear protests near the prime minister's office that once attracted thousands of people and pressed the government to adopt a policy of...
March 05, 2013
Japan's ruling party, while hardly a champion of environmental issues, is apparently rather touchy about any criticism of its policies in that area.
February 26, 2013
The Liberal Democratic Party has agreed to give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a free hand in deciding whether and when to join talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade...