Several parties are taking a hard-line stance in relation to foreign residents in Japan ahead of the country’s general election, including by proposing population caps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/foreigner-measures-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #expats #immigration #livinginjapan #nationality #foreignworkers #nipponishinnokai #sanseito #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
A total of 117 lawmakers said they believed Japan should sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a survey by atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/hidankyo-survey-lawmakers-nuclear-ban-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nuclearweapons #surveys #atomicbombings #diet
The new opposition centrist force that was supposed to upend Japan’s political calculus isn’t gaining any ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/japan/how-unpredictable-is-the-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #cdp #komeito #cra #dpp #sanseito #jip #china #us #indopacific #eastasia #senkakus #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #diet
In the runup to Sunday's general election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to be avoiding discussing a proposed reduction in the number of House of Representatives seats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-cut-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #2026lowerhouseelection #diet
The Japanese parties that best navigate the shortened campaign period will cement their place in the new political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/japan/cheat-sheet-for-japans-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cra #jip #2026lowerhouseelection #sanseito #dpp #diet
Campaigning for the Feb. 8 Lower House election kicked off Tuesday, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi facing off against a transformed opposition as she seeks a mandate from voters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/japan/politics/lower-house-campaing-starts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishin #cra #sanaetakaichi #diet #lowerhouse #2026lowerhouseelection #taxes
Dare I repost the first two in this series? 🤔 ⌛
The leaders of the ruling LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are expected to jointly deliver their first campaign speeches for the Feb. 8 Lower House election, in Tokyo on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/ldp-jip-campaign-speeches-tuesday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #ldp #nipponishinnokai #2026lowerhouseelection #diet
Japanese consumers have expressed worries about rising prices of goods ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the Lower House, the all-important lower chamber of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/politics/consumers-inflation-worries-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #diet #inflation #food
The LDP pledged in its election manifesto to secure a stable supply of rare earths, as it looks to counter “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to recent moves by China to halt the flow of the minerals to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/ldp-election-manifesto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #rareearths #china #chinajapanrelations #2026lowerhouseelection #diet #defense #inflation #japaneseeconomy #familyregistry #marriage #familylaw #names #women039sissues
The government revised its ministerial code Tuesday, urging Cabinet ministers, state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers to refrain from holding political fundraising events while in office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/politics/political-appointees-fundraising-events/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cabinet #diet #2026lowerhouseelection #politicalfunds
Takaichi might surprise markets that are bracing for an unrestrained fiscal dove after the election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/economy/takaichi-fiscal-policy-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #budgets #debt #economicindicators
Ruling and opposition parties clashed during a Sunday debate, a day ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s widely expected announcement of a February snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/politics/japan-political-parties-tug-of-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #jip #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #diet #sanaetakaichi
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition CDP, is likely to be the prime minister candidate of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the new party jointly formed by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/noda-pm-candidate-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cra #cdp #komeito #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #nipponishin
Former Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii — who led the party for 23 years until 2024 — has announced that he will not run in the next Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/jcp-kazuo-shii-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #jcp #kazuoshii #diet #lowerhouse
Yen traders are on edge for the risk of renewed volatility in the currency as uncertainty over the nation’s snap election grows with a Bank of Japan meeting approaching next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/yen-boj-election-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #lowerhouse #yen #currencies #boj #interestrates
New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call a February snap election to capitalize on record popularity and youth support before her political honeymoon ends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/15/japan/japans-leader-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet
The Social Democratic Party is considering postponing its leadership election scheduled for February due to the possibility of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolving the Lower House for a snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/politics/social-democratic-party-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #socialdemocraticparty #lowerhouse #diet
Nikkei 225 breaks 54,000 as ‘Takaichi trade’ dominates for another day, while ten-year government bond yields are at 27-year highs and the yen trades at levels that triggered intervention in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/markets/nikkei-54000-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks
Liberal Democratic Party executives are on red alert for an imminent snap election following reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to call one at the beginning of the regular session of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/politics/takaichi-parliament-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet