The governing Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were far from reaching a consensus Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties, a key issue…
For the first time in 15 years, the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner, Komeito, have lost their Lower House majority, following a clear rout in Sunday's general…
Both ruling and opposition parties are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election.The central and local governments have failed…
The upcoming Oct. 27 general election presents the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), the largest opposition party in parliament, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present itself as a credible…
Yoshihiko Noda, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's new president, faces the difficult task of uniting the country's largest opposition party around policies that appeal to voters who are disgruntled…
Despite widespread condemnation of political fundraising parties and calls to abolish them, eliminating them has proved difficult.To succeed in Japanese politics, it's long been said that a politician must have…