Political tugs-of-war within the government and the opposition are intensifying over the prospect of a snap Lower House election on the same day as next month’s scheduled Upper House poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/japan/politics/no-confidence-motion-double-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #seijimaehara #nipponishinnokai #cdpyoshihikonoda #dpp #yuichirotamaki #hiroshimoriyama #cabinet #lowerhouse #diet

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering dissolving the House of Representatives and holding a snap election if the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submits a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/politics/ishiba-possible-lower-house-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #cabinet #lowerhouse #ldp #cdp #komeito

Japan's parliament has adopted new rules to improve transparency over monthly ¥1 million ($6,980) allowances provided to lawmakers for research, public relations and accommodation expenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/politics/japan-lawmaker-allowance-transparency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #lowerhouse #upperhouse #shigeruishiba

The Legislative Bureau of Japan's Lower House has been working in overdrive in recent months, with a hung parliament leading to more debate and an increase in the number of lawmaker-initiated bills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/09/japan/politics/hung-diet-overwhelms-lower-house-bureau/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #lowerhouse #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai

The House of Representatives, Japan's lower chamber of parliament, passed a bill on Thursday to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology and take steps to mitigate its risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/politics/lower-house-ai-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ai #lowerhouse #tech #development #humanrights

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered on two big tasks — but at a cost. A misjudged snap election cost the LDP its Lower House majority, forced painful concessions, and now threatens his job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/09/japan/ldp-shigeru-ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #politicalfunds #budgets #diet #lowerhouse #upperhouse

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, passed an active cyber defense bill on Tuesday and sent it to the House of Councilors, the upper chamber. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/politics/cyber-defense-bill-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #lowerhouse #cybersecurity #defense #diet

The average amount of assets held by the 465 members of Japan's Lower House has fallen to a record low of ¥26.85 million ($183,000), a Jiji Press tally shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/politics/lower-house-members-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #diet #realestate

Japan has passed a bill that centers around advancing disaster prevention efforts that take into consideration the unique geographic features of peninsulas in the wake of last year's Noto Peninsula earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/politics/bill-peninsula-disaster-prevention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #notopeninsula #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes

It was customary for past Japanese prime ministers to distribute gift certificates, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shoji Maitachi said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/politics/prime-minster-gift-certificates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #lowerhouse #politicalfunds #diet

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba last week gave gift certificates worth ¥100,000 each to over 10 new lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party, sources close to Ishiba have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/politics/ishiba-gift-certificates-ldp-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #lowerhouse

With female lawmakers holding only 15.7% of all seats in Japan's House of Representatives, gender equality in politics is still elusive in the nation as it marks the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/politics/gender-equality-politics-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #women039sissues #diet #lowerhouse #upperhouse

Has the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lost its bargaining chip in budget talks with the minority government after Nippon Ishin no Kai beat it to a deal with the ruling coalition? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/japan/politics/cdp-status/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #yoshihikonoda #ldp #dpp #lowerhouse #diet

Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki admitted that he gave Chinese mooncakes to ministry staff and could be accused of violating the public office election law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/19/japan/politics/justice-minister-mooncakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #justiceministry #keisukesuzuki #lowerhouse

The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court found last year's House of Representatives election constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/crime-legal/court-branch-lower-house-poll-constitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #votedisparity #constitution #lowerhouse #diet

Talks between Japan's ruling coalition and opposition parties on key policies are poised to reach a critical juncture as the governing pair aims to enact the state budget for fiscal 2025 within the current fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/politics/japan-ruling-opposition-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #nipponishin #budgets #lowerhouse

House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga on Friday expressed a wish to quickly finalize measures to address a decrease in imperial family members during the current parliamentary session ending in June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/31/japan/politics/house-speaker-imperial-family-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #lowerhouse #diet #fukushironukaga

Talk persists that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration may choose to hold a House of Representatives election on the same day as the House of Councilors election in the summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/10/japan/politics/double-election-summer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #lowerhouse

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has suggested that he may call a snap Lower House election if his government's budget is rejected or if a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet is passed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/ishiba-snap-poll-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #diet #lowerhouse #cabinet

A revised bill to abolish specific political funds allocated to lawmakers for their political activities — criticized for their lack of transparency — has cleared the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/politics/political-funds-legislation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #politicalfunds #ldp #diet #lowerhouse