Nippon Ishin elects Osaka Gov. Yoshimura as leader
Osaka – Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai elected Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, 49, as its new leader at a party convention in Osaka on Sunday. Yoshimura, currently co-leader of …
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Japan to put off agreement on imperial family measures
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. …
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
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, …
LDP and Komeito to revive Tokyo election cooperation
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, will revive their cooperation in Tokyo elections, which Komeito unilaterally dissolved earlier this year. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is …