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The Japan Times<p>With just days to go before the end of the current fiscal year, Japan's parliament has yet to pass the budget for fiscal 2025. Is this a big problem? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/politics/budget-march-passage/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/politics/budget-march-passage/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/budgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budgets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba&nbsp;doling out ¥100,000 in gift vouchers to 15 freshman lawmakers has put him in the political doghouse, but dumping him now carries political risks for politicians on both sides of the aisle. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/politics/ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">18/japan/politics/ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshihikonoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoshihikonoda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>On his first day back as leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, Yuichiro Tamaki said his party is seeking to nearly double its seats in the Upper House in this summer's election. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/politics/dpp-leader-tamaki/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">04/japan/politics/dpp-leader-tamaki/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yuichirotamaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yuichirotamaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nipponishin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nipponishin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Concerns about the Liberal Democratic Party’s slush fund scandal, political reform and differences over observer status at a convention to ban nuclear weapons are leading Komeito to distance itself from its partner. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/politics/komeito-ldp-policy-differences/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/politics/komeito-ldp-policy-differences/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tetsuosaito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tetsuosaito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>At a regular convention in Tokyo, the opposition Democratic Party for the People has adopted its fiscal 2025 policy platform highlighting its pledge to increase take-home pay. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/politics/japan-dpp-convention/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/politics/japan-dpp-convention/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025upperhouseelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025upperhouseelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a></p>