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- Minister Minoru Kiuchi and Over 120 Lawmakers Visit Yasukuni Shrine Amid High Regional Tensions
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Asia
A large cross-party delegation of Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday for its annual spring festival, a move historically condemned by neighboring Asian nat...
- Japanese Lawmaker Sparks Outrage by Dismissing National PFAS Health Concerns as Anti-Defense Propaganda
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Asia
A member of the Japan Innovation Party, Yuji Kashiwakura, has faced intense criticism following parliamentary remarks that labeled resident anxieties over PFAS water contamination...
- Japan’s Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Membership Hits Three Year Low Amid Lingering Scandal Distrust
Published: Apr 8, 2026
Section: Asia
The Liberal Democratic Party reported a membership decline of 25,000 in 2025, bringing the total to just over one million. Party leadership attributed the third consecutive annual...
- Japan Overhauls National Security Laws to Authorize Pre-emptive Cyber Defense Operations Against State-Backed Threats
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
The Japanese government has introduced a landmark legislative shift that transitions its cybersecurity strategy from a reactive posture to active threat disruption. This new legal...
- Takaichi Administration Navigates Political Risks as Japan Overhauls National Intelligence Framework
Published: Apr 6, 2026
Section: Politics
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is spearheading a landmark legislative effort to modernize Japan’s intelligence architecture through the creation of a National Intelligence Council....
- Team Mirai’s Stealth Breakthrough: The New Political Force Disrupting Japan’s 2026 Election
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Asia
Team Mirai, a political party founded less than a year ago, has secured 11 seats in the Japanese House of Representatives, signaling a potential shift in the nation's political lan...
- Japan’s Opposition at a Crossroads After Historic 2026 Election Defeat
Published: Feb 17, 2026
Section: Politics
Japan’s opposition is reeling after the LDP’s historic Feb 8 landslide. The LDP secured 316 seats, a postwar record, while the CDP-Komeito merger (CRA) collapsed to just 49 seats....