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Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to revise the personal information protection law that includes introducing fines for businesses that repeatedly commit violations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/26/japan/politics/lower-house-personal-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #personalinformation #ai #privacy

Lower House approves bill to revise personal information protection law

The bill includes a provision requiring businesses that repeatedly commit violations to pay fines equivalent to the earned profit to state coffers.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times May 20

Two high courts on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/crime-legal/courts-lower-house-poll-constitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #votedisparity #japanesecourts #kagawa #fukuoka #lowerhouse

Two courts find February’s Lower House election constitutional

The lawyers who filed the lawsuits claimed that the maximum vote-value disparity of 2.10 times in the election failed to meet the equal value of votes under the Constitution.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times May 19

Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which will oversee the government's disaster prevention and response measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/japan/politics/disaster-agency-bill-pass/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes #nankaitrough

Japan Lower House passes bill to create disaster management agency

The bill is expected to be enacted during the current parliamentary session, with the government aiming to set up the agency this autumn.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times May 13

A draft outline for an emergency clause to possibly be added to Japan's Constitution calls for extending lawmakers' terms of office and allowing the Cabinet to issue emergency ordinances such as after natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/13/japan/politics/lower-house-emergency-clause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #constitution #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

Draft of emergency clause for Constitution includes extending lawmakers' terms

The draft did not show an upper limit for how long lawmakers' terms can be extended, while stating there are opinions calling for setting it to 'one year' or 'six months.'

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 29

Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the ceiling on fees for immigration procedures, making it likely to be enacted during the current parliamentary session ending in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/29/japan/crime-legal/immigration-fees-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #lowerhouse

Japan to likely pass bill raising immigration fees

If the bill also clears the House of Councilors, the new immigration fees would be implemented within this fiscal year, which ends next March.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 19

The LDP and JIP plan to resume working-level talks on cutting the number of the House of Representatives seats by 10%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/19/japan/politics/ldp-jip-lower-house-seat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #election

LDP less eager than JIP on Lower House seat cut

For the 10% cut, the JIP aims to reduce the number of proportional representation seats by 45 from the current 176.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 17

Opposition party Team Mirai will consider whether to join the ruling coalition if requested to do so by the Liberal Democratic Party, leader Takahiro Anno has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/team-mirai-leader-takahiro-anno/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #teammirai #ldp #lowerhouse #upperhouse

Team Mirai will consider joining ruling coalition if asked

'We would make a final decision after weighing the potential gains and losses,' party leader Takahiro Anno has said.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 17

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that a House of Representatives council on the electoral system include a plan to reduce the number of seats in the lower chamber of parliament in future discussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/lower-house-seats-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #nipponishinnokai

LDP wants Lower House panel to discuss seat cuts

Reducing the number of Lower House seats is a signature policy for the Japan Innovation Party and was included in its coalition agreement with the LDP.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 16

The speaker of the House of Representatives has said that a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sufficient number of imperial family members should be enacted in the ongoing session of the Diet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/16/japan/lower-house-head-imperial-house-law-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #lowerhouse #imperialfamily #diet #ldp #women039sissues

Lower House head wants Imperial House Law revision this session

In the discussions so far, ruling and opposition parties have considered two proposals presented by a government expert panel.

The Japan Times

Stuff I found Mar 5

There are far more people fasting during Ramadan than there are Reform MP's in the House of Commons

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