The opposition Democratic Party for the People has said it is eyeing a change in strategy after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's huge election victory in February. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/06/japan/politics/democratic-party-for-the-people-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #diet #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection

Nikkei 225 index forecasts revised upward above 60,000 after the LDP’s big win, and the market is almost there already. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/26/economy/stock-market-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #2026lowerhouseelection

After the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the recent general election, legislation criminalizing the damaging of the Japanese national flag is expected to become a key focus of deliberations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/politics/crime-damage-flag-debate-diet-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #nipponishinnokai #dpp #diet #2026lowerhouseelection

Flush with political capital, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory this month has empowered her to push ahead with security and defense goals that, just a decade ago, would have been all but unattainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-defense-security-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #defense #usmilitary #defenseministry #sdf #usjapanrelations #budgets #donaldtrump #espionage #constitution #diet #nuclearweapons #2026lowerhouseelection

Three individuals, including an unsuccessful Democratic Party for the People candidate for the Lower House election, were arrested Friday for allegedly violating the public offices election law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/21/japan/politics/dpp-candidate-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #2026lowerhouseelection #corruption #japanesepolice

Amid economic uncertainty and global turbulence, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi offers the world a strong and steady democratic partner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/japans-moment-for-global-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #sanseito #ldp #liberaldemocraticparty #cra #donaldtrump #china #europe #france #germany #uk #taiwan #un #cptpp #rcep #defense #2026lowerhouseelection

Newly elected Centrist Reform Alliance chief Junya Ogawa does not see his party as a brake for the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, but as an entirely separate vehicle altogether. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/cra-ogawa-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #junyaogawa #2026lowerhouseelection #cdp #komeito

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are busy providing dozens of newly elected House of Representatives lawmakers in the party with instructions about how to behave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/politics/ldp-educating-rookies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #lowerhouse #2026lowerhouseelection

False information spread during the campaign for the Feb. 8 general election in Japan was perceived as true by about 80% of voters who encountered it, according to a university survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/voters-survey-false-info/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fakenews #surveys #toyouniversity #2026lowerhouseelection #socialmedia #television

Japan Innovation Party leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura has indicated a possibility of returning to national politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/osaka-yoshimura-national-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hirofumiyoshimura #jip #osaka #2026lowerhouseelection #ldp