Yamasaki Taku, chairman of the LDP’s Diplomatic Research Committee, remarked in a debate in Tokyo on 25th May [2008] that “people are saying that extending the Iraq Special Measures Law will be difficult, and I agree with them completely”. The Iraq Special Measures Law, originally passed under PM Koizumi, is the legal basis for Japan [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Diet’
March 7, 2008
New Governor of Bank of Japan – Fukuda selects Candidate
With Toshihiko Fukui (福井俊彦) due to step down as Governor of the Bank of Japan on 19th March, and with barely enough time for the Diet to discuss and approve a new candidate, PM Fukuda has announced that he will be consulting with the DPJ leader Ozawa for approval of
March 4, 2008
Niigata Lawyers Association Opposition to Jury System
The Niigata Lawyers’ Association has decided to proceed with the aim of canvassing support in government for the submission of a legislative bill to the Diet proposing that the introduction of a Jury system in Japan (legislated to start by May 2009) be delayed, reports the Asahi Shinbun today.
