The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

Takaichi is weighing a snap election to win enough seats to govern without coalition constraints but risks repeating Ishiba’s failure if she misreads voter priorities and coalition politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/13/world/why-a-japan-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #liberaldemocraticparty #ldp #japaninnovationparty #jip #democraticpartyforthepeople #sanseito #shinzoabe #komeito #yurikokoike #partyofhope #shigeruishiba #snapelections

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike criticized the central government's and ruling bloc's policy of addressing tax revenue gaps between the capital and other local governments as one that "would impair national interests." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/japan/koike-negative-tax-gaps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yurikokoike #taxes #localgovernment #depopulation #tokyo #children

The government and ruling parties have begun discussions on correcting what they say is an imbalance in tax revenues favoring Tokyo, which has led to widening regional disparities in administrative services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/tax-revenue-gap-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #ldp #jip #tokyometropolitangovernment #yurikokoike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/koike-un-functions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #tokyo #yurikokoike #antonioguterres

Campaigning has kicked off for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, a race that could provide clues on how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month's Upper House poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/tmg-assembly-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #jcp #komeito

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to shoulder the cost of base service fees in water utility bills in the city during what is expected to be an incredibly hot summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/society/free-water-bills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yurikokoike #water #tokyometropolitangovernment #utilities

Tokyo officials are pushing back against arguments that blame Japan's dwindling national population partly on the concentration of people and businesses in the capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/15/japan/japan-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #population #decentralization #rurallife #tokyo #yurikokoike

Global conference SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 kicked off in Tokyo on Thursday with around 600 startups and pavilions set up from 16 countries, becoming one of the largest events for startups in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/08/tech/sushi-tech-startups-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tokyo #startups #yurikokoike