Public prosecutors on Thursday raided the offices of House of Representatives lawmaker Manabu Horii of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party over allegations that he gave funeral money to voters in …
Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai on Tuesday decided to vote against a bill to revise the political funds control law in the House of Councilors. Nippon Ishin, which had …
Police on Monday arrested a 33-year-old former secretary to ex-Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda for allegedly drinking and driving the day before in Tokyo. Toshiaki Otake, who is …
Tokyo police have arrested Tomohiro Konno, a former member of the House of Representatives for allegedly lending his name as a lawyer to other people and allowing them to do …
The ruling and opposition parties are unlikely to reach an agreement during the current parliamentary session over measures to secure a sufficient number of imperial family members, sources said Wednesday. …
Nagasaki – Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Sunday called for fully opening up the ride-hailing market, including allowing information technology firms to operate ride-hailing services. …
The government decided Thursday to continue in June and later its discussions on whether to fully lift a ban on ride-hailing services in Japan. Although Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted …
Opposition forces jointly submitted a bill to parliament on Monday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of a slush fund scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic …
Japan’s latest emissions data is in: For the year beginning April 2022, greenhouse gas emissions were down 19.3% from their peak in fiscal 2013. But after removals are factored in, …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering expanding the scope of fundraising party ticket buyers whose names must be disclosed through a revision to the political funds control law, sources …