The Japan Times1h ago
The Democratic Party for the People announced it would participate in the multi-party panel on a consumption tax cut, while the leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance signaled his party's willingness to join. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/politics/japan-opposition-tax-cut-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #dpp #taxes #consumptiontax #ldp #sanaetakaichi
DPP to join panel on consumption tax cut

The Democratic Party for the People's announcement comes after it, along with the Centrist Reform Alliance, skipped the panel's inaugural meeting on Feb. 26.

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bikejourno21h ago
Looks as if #Taiwan's opposition party #TPP has completely lost the plot. While the #KMT goes deep blue with its new chairwoman #ChengLiwun and courts #China, the TPP follows like a lap dog - out of obvious spite against the ruling #DPP.
Such a disappointment, this could have been an important step to break the stronghold of just two parties if only the TPP had insisted on doing its own thing and following its own #politics.
#FarEast #Asia #TaiwanisnotChina
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202603040015
TPP, KMT to announce joint policy platform on March 13: Huang - Focus Taiwan

The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) and Kuomintang (KMT) will announce a joint policy platform on March 13, as a prelude to a formal cooperation agreement ahead of Taiwan's November 2026 local elections, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said Wednesday.

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bikejourno5d ago

Does #ChengLiwun realise that she is the chairwoman of the #KMT, the party of butcher #ChiangKaishek?
This tasteless demagogue managed to distort the events of February 28 1947 and the ensuing era of #WhiteTerror by turning the KMT into victims of some imaginary "green terror" by the #DPP. There really is no decency or respect for the deceased with this toxic woman.

KMT still is an abbreviation for "Kill Many Taiwanese", and the KMT is an invasive species in #Taiwan .
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202602270005

The Japan Times6d ago
The CRA and DPP declined to participate Thursday a panel on temporarily lifting the consumption tax on groceries, where political wrangling had been expected between the ruling and opposition parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/politics/consumption-tax-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #jip #dpp #cra #teammirai #sanaetakaichi
Consumption tax panel kicks off without two opposition parties

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had hoped to use the panel to achieve consensus across parties on how to lift the tax for two years.

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SchmakerFeb 25

DPP: Srážky chodců s tramvajemi

Záznamy nehod dopravních prostředků

https://vhsky.cz/w/wvR7upanRwefGVkRThypMa

DPP: Srážky chodců s tramvajemi

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The Japan TimesFeb 24
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
Parliamentary debate grows over move to criminalize flag desecration

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed a strong desire to enact a flag desecration ban, which is also supported by the opposition party Sanseito.

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The Japan TimesFeb 21
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
DPP Lower House candidate arrested for election law violation

The defeated candidate, Nobuko Irie, 63, and the two others, are suspected of paying a total of ¥270,000 in compensation to five female campaign staffers.

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The Japan TimesFeb 19
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to eliminate the 8% consumption tax on groceries for two years, fulfilling her campaign pledge, but delivering the cut won’t be so simple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/takaichi-consumption-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taxes #consumptiontax #cra #dpp #socialwelfare
Takaichi’s rocky road ahead to eliminate consumption tax on groceries

Before the Feb. 8 Lower House election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to eliminate consumption tax on groceries for two years. How will she deliver?

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The Japan TimesFeb 18
Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations
Time for Takaichi to tackle Japan’s political taboos

How Takaichi spends her political capital will define her prime ministership, and she may very well be in a position to finally tackle some unresolved voting issues.

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The Japan TimesFeb 18
Sanae Takaichi is set to be reelected as prime minister Wednesday in parliament, where the ruling bloc has a supermajority in the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/politics/takaichi-prime-minister-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #cra #dpp #diet #budgets
Parliament set to reelect Takaichi as prime minister

The outcome is all but certain, with the ruling coalition holding a supermajority in the Lower House.

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