Democratic Party News

The prudent stance the current administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has adopted reflects lessons Abe learned during his first short-lived administration, which launched in September 2006 and lasted a year.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan worked out what it called a defence-related proposal for shaping the government's new "defence programme guidelines." The keynote of this proposal is to exercise the right to collective self-defence, found a national defence army and acquire capability to strike missile launching bases through the revision of ... (more)

When the Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in Japan in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to restore growth and deal with inflation through what is now known as "Abenomics". This comprised "three arrows" - monetary policy, fiscal policy and structural reforms.

The House of Councilors election will be held within three months, and the focus is on whether the split in the Diet - where the two chambers of the legislature are controlled by different camps - will finally be mended.

Rock the vote: Democratic Party of Japan heavyweights Akira Nagatsuma, Yukio Edano and Naoto Kan attend a meeting Saturday in Tokyo to 'reflect on past mistakes,' an event aimed at drawing the attention of young voters ahead of the upcoming Upper House election.

There is not a Constitutional protection more important to the essence of what it means to be a U.S. citizen , than the opportunity to lawfully make an honest living, that makes it possible to legally acquire property, and to have competent representation in a lawyer, an elected official to enable you to keep legally acquired property and other ... (more)

Vision thing: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seen recently in the Diet. In 'Beautiful Country,' his 2006 book on Japan, patriotic ideals far outtrump issues of aesthetics.

Japan's economy has long faced dark and overcast weather, with some analysts claiming it has been in an extended coma.

In his first four months in office, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had not made a false move -- until now.

Former Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi was dismissed Thursday as chairwoman of the Upper House Environment Committee in the first case of its kind.

The secretary general of Japan's ruling party says it is too early to conclude that Pyongyang has abandoned its policy of diplomatic brinkmanship.

Doug Routley, 41, incumbent New Democratic Party MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan, is hoping for a third term in office and to see his party form government in this year's election.

Former US Ambassador warns Japan over comfort women issue . MAY 06, 2013 03:25. . John Thomas Schieffer, a former Ambassador to Japan, said, 'If Tokyo revises the Kono Statement, this will significantly undermine its national interest in the U.S.' Schieffer said at a U.S.-Japan Symposium in Washington on Friday , 'The comfort women issue can never ... (more)

In an Upper House by-election in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 28, Mr. Kiyoshi Ejima, the Liberal Democratic Party candidate supported by Komeito, overwhelmingly defeated former Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka, supported by the Democratic Party of Japan, and two other candidates.

Hundreds of Japanese, young and old, gathered in downtown Tokyo in a peaceful protest Friday against calls by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to amend the country's pacifist constitution and give the government more power to abridge civil liberties.

By Chris Bush - Nanaimo News Bulletin Published: April 30, 2013 7:00 AM Updated: April 30, 2013 4:45 PM Doug Routley, 41, incumbent New Democratic Party MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan, is hoping for a third term in office and to see his party form government in this year's election.

Born to Hong Kong parents, Nathanael Wei is the youngest member of Britain's House of Lords.

Italian financial assets were the big winners Monday at the start of an action-packed week in global markets, as investors cheered the news that a new government has been formed after two months of political deadlock.

The Liberal Democratic Party and its ally Komeito on April 23 passed through the Lower House a bill designed to rectify the disparity in single-seat constituency vote value in a Lower House election between depopulated rural areas and populated urban areas.

Japan on Sunday officially marked for the first time the anniversary of the day it regained sovereignty following its World War II defeat, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe steps up his nationalist campaign.