Supermajorities reduce the need for interparty compromise, but they can actually intensify intraparty competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/17/japan/trouble-with-winning-big-for-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #dpj #ichiroozawa #yukiohatoyama #naotokan #yoshihikonoda #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #taroaso #shigeruishiba #2026lowerhouseelection

From Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being ousted to a snap election for the Lower House, here are some of the most likely outcomes of the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/politics/post-election-scenarios/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #naotokan

The government has announced a list of 3,990 individuals recognized in this year's spring honors, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/29/japan/japan-spring-honors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #springhonors #naotokan #tadamorioshima

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Sunday officially announced his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/kan-no-lower-house-run/?utm_content=bufferb6ff5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #naotokan #cdp #ldp

With Naoto Kan announcing in October that he will not run in the next general election, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — the main opposition party — will lose a high profile figure and political veteran from the party’s liberal wing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/03/japan/politics/naoto-kan-cdp-retirement/?utm_content=bufferbeff2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #cdp #naotokan #311 #diet #kentaizumi #ichiroozawa #chinaminishimura #yukioedano

Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who led Japan's immediate response to the 3/11 disasters, does not intend to run in the next general election, as he seeks to bring about a generational shift in politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/21/japan/politics/former-prime-minister-naoto-kan-retire/?utm_content=buffera16a1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #cdp #naotokan #311 #diet