The coalition agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party calls for damaging Japan's flag to be made a crime during the current Diet session, citing protections for foreign emblems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/01/japan/crime-legal/criminalizing-flag-damaging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ldp #nipponishinnokai #diet #justiceministry

Japan's ruling coalition parties have agreed to drop a requirement for local governments to establish special wards to be in the running to become the country's backup capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/01/japan/politics/ldp-jip-secondary-capital-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #disasterpreparedness #decentralization #localgovernment

The Japanese government urged China on Monday to lift sanctions against a member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers seeking closer ties with Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/japan-urge-china-furuya-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #keijifuruya #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #ldp

The Lower House on Monday passed an emergency ¥8.56 trillion stopgap budget that is also expected to be approved in the Upper House, providing funding for basic services until April 11 at the latest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/japan/politics/provisional-budget-passes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #budgets #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai

Japan over the weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the implementation of its landmark national security legislation, as the scope of the SDF's activities continues to expand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/japan/politics/japan-security-legislation-marks-10-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sdf #securitylaws #ldp #sanaetakaichi #iran #defense #defenseministry

Now that the Japanese government's fiscal 2026 budget bill will likely not be enacted by the end of fiscal 2025 on Tuesday, some in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are looking to pass the budget on April 7. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/29/japan/politics/fy-2026-budget-passage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #budgets #ldp #diet

Opposition group the Democratic Party for the People is struggling to maintain its relevance in national politics after the Liberal Democratic Party won a historic victory in last month's general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/dpp-struggle-presence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dpp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #yuichirotamaki

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government would consider compiling a stopgap budget, based on the assumption that its fiscal 2026 regular budget will not be passed by the March 31 end of fiscal 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-stopgap-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #budgets #ldp #diet

I am a Japanese citizen, and I oppose the attacks on Iran carried out by the U.S. government and Israel. I cannot forgive the tragedy in which American missiles took the lives of so many innocent children.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told President Trump, “Only Donald can bring peace and prosperity to the world,” but I do not share that view.
Unlike Prime Minister Takaichi, the majority of the Japanese people oppose the U.S. government’s attack on Iran and hope for an end to the war as soon as possible.
#SanaeTakaichi Nazis Far-right #LDP