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Nippon Ishin no Kai’s hopes of becoming Japan’s largest opposition party after the next general election has taken a hit from last month’s losses in two by-elections and a mayoral campaign in its home base of Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-defeat/

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into political group Tsubasa no To on Monday over alleged campaign obstruction activities in the April 28 Lower House by-election vote in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/politics/tsubasa-no-to-election-obstruction/

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The debate on revisions for Japan's Constitution has taken a back seat, with lawmakers instead focusing their attention on reviewing a law on political funding in the wake of a slush funds scandal involving members of the Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/politics/constitutional-revision-at-a-standstill/

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Leaders of Japan's ruling and opposition parties made final pitches on Saturday ahead of three key by-elections in which voters are likely to focus on the issue of politics and money in the wake of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's slush fund scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/japan/politics/by-elections-final-pitches/

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With a general election set to take place in the next 18 months, Nippon Ishin no Kai’s ability to expand its reach from its Kansai home base and garner support across Japan — starting with Tokyo's No. 15 district — will be under growing scrutiny. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/18/japan/politics/ishin-outside-of-osaka/

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Japanese opposition parties on Sunday reiterated their request that 32 lawmakers of the House of Councilors appear before a panel on political ethics over a money scandal rocking the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/politics/japan-opposition-ethics-panel/ #japan #politics #constitutionaldemocraticpartyofjapan #cdp #nipponishinnokai #komeito #ldp #fundingscandal

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Japan's opposition lawmakers are calling for a united front on the establishment of tougher penalties for lawmakers involved in the mismanagement of political funds, even if indirectly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/29/japan/politics/political-funds-budget-committee/?utm_content=buffer1993b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #cdp #nipponishinnokai #fumiokishida

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The record-low public support rate for the Liberal Democratic Party in recent polls has sent shockwaves through Japan's ruling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/politics/shockwaves-ldp/?utm_content=buffer0a550&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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As recovery efforts continue following the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, a debate is growing about whether it would be better to postpone, or even cancel, the troubled 2025 Osaka Expo and use the money, labor and construction materials for quake-hit areas instead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/19/japan/society/expo-ishikawa-earthquake/?utm_content=bufferbe1c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #osaka #2025osakaexpo #nobuyukibaba #nipponishinnokai #toruhashimoto

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The Lower House started discussion Friday on separate bills aimed at safeguarding and preventing the transfer of the Unification Church’s assets and addressing relief measures for victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/japan/politics/lh-committee-bill-uc-assets-victims/?utm_content=buffer277c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #unificationchurch #ldp #komeito #dpp #cdp #nipponishinnokai

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Despite their rivalry, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, are starting to "carpool" at local election time, jointly supporting candidates where possible against a common threat: Nippon Ishin no Kai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/22/japan/politics/local-elections-nippon-ishin/?utm_content=buffer4c691&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The debate over Kishida's proposed economic stimulus package to tackle rising inflation and provide handouts to families will likely be the focus of a parliamentary session slated to begin Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/politics/parliament-session-stimulus-package/?utm_content=bufferd987f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #koichihagiuda #kentaizumi #fumitakefujita #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #diet

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Two opposition parties are calling for legislation to ensure that Unification Church assets will be used to help victims of the controversial religious group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/15/japan/politics/unification-church-assets-law/?utm_content=buffer8d73c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai

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Nippon Ishin no Kai has parted ways with Upper House lawmaker Muneo Suzuki over his surprise visit to Russia earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/politics/muneo-suzuki-ishin-russia/?utm_content=buffer8cb38&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #russia #ukraine #nipponishinnokai #russiajapanrelations #muneosuzuki

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Nippon Ishin no Kai is set to expel lawmaker Muneo Suzuki after he visited Russia without notifying the party beforehand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/japan/muneo-suzuki-russia-visit-expel/?utm_content=bufferc610a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Two years after he officially became Japan’s 64th prime minister, Fumio Kishida can look to the future with cautious optimism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/politics/kishida-two-years/?utm_content=bufferbffb6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Some Japanese lawmakers have recently been found to have employed local assembly members as their state-paid secretaries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/22/japan/politics/lawmakers-secretaries-assembly-members/?utm_content=buffercdf13&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #diet #ldp #nipponishinnokai #cdp

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The leadership election for one of Japan's smaller political parties has reignited the debate over the state of the opposition in the country, with calls for a united front clashing with disagreements over policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/12/japan/politics/tamaki-dpp-opposition-parties/?utm_content=buffer612ab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Within the Nippon Ishin no Kai leadership, there are growing differences over the party’s future direction, including whether it’s better to remain an opposition party or consider joining the ruling coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/06/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-split/?utm_content=bufferd7977&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, will revive their cooperation in Tokyo elections, which Komeito unilaterally dissolved earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/25/japan/politics/ldp-komeito-election-tokyo/?utm_content=bufferc2323&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #tokyo

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Japan's political parties are boosting support for female candidates as part of preparations for the next election for the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/18/japan/politics/female-candidates-support/?utm_content=buffer3b3bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may decide to call a snap election in the hopes of catching rival party Nippon Ishin no Kai unprepared and put a stop to its efforts to become a “second LDP.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/17/politics/kishida-snap-election-possibilty-nippon-ishin/?utm_content=buffer931a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may decide to call a snap election in the hopes of catching rival party Nippon Ishin no Kai unprepared and put a stop to its efforts to become a “second LDP.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/17/japan/politics/kishida-snap-election-possibilty-nippon-ishin/?utm_content=buffer10e9f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan's second-largest opposition force, called for cooperation between Tokyo and Taipei to strengthen deterrence amid China's efforts to change the status quo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/03/japan/politics/taiwan-deterrence-aid/?utm_content=bufferb28c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #nobuyukibaba #tsaiingwen #taiwan

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for the international community to unite behind a free and open system based on the rule of law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/23/national/kishida-global-solidarity-reiwa-rincho/?utm_content=buffer1b125&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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