Miyazaki Governor Hideo Higashikokubaru – TV and film comedian and actor turned politician – responded to questions from journalists with Election Campaign Chairman Koga of the LDP after a meeting between the two men on 23rd June, reports the Asahi Shinbun (24th June : morning edition). Higashikokubaru commented “unless there is a change in ruling [...]
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May 25, 2008
Iraq Special Measures Law extension ‘difficult’
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 [...]
March 14, 2008
Massive Pension Cock-up
The Asahi Shinbun does not describe the situation in so many words, but explains that the Ministry for Social Welfare announced today the results of its work to clarify the status of over 50 million ‘floating in the ether’ pension records.
March 12, 2008
Opposition Parties Oppose LDP Choice for BoJ Governor
The Asahi Shinbun reports today that the DPJ has formally decided to oppose the LDP candidate for next Governor of the Bank of Japan, Toshiro Mutou (currently BoJ Deputy Governor).
March 7, 2008
Gasoline Tax, Road Maintenance Plan : call for Compromise
Secretary General Ibuki of the ruling LDP has announced that ’substantial compromises need to be made’ if agreement is to be achieved in the Diet over the extension of the Provisional Gasoline Tax and the next 10-year Road Maintenance Plan.
March 7, 2008
Airport Maintenance Law – Restrictions on Foreign Investment to be Lifted
Proposed revisions to the Airport Maintenance Law were decided by the Fukuda Cabinet on 7th March, reports the Asahi Shinbun today.
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
Abe re-joins LDP faction
The Asahi Shinbun reports today that it was announced on 3rd March that former PM Shinzo Abe will attend a meeting of the Machimura faction of the ruling LDP (Liberal Democratic Party 自民党) on 6th March, and is expected to be accepted back as a member. After his inauguration as PM in September 2006, Abe [...]
August 7, 2007
Support for Constitutional reform cools
The results of a survey across all major political parties conducted by the Asahi and Tokyo University were published in the Asahi today.
