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The Japan Times<p>Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered on two big tasks — but at a cost. A misjudged snap election cost the LDP its Lower House majority, forced painful concessions, and now threatens his job. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/09/japan/ldp-shigeru-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/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/09/japan/ldp-shigeru-ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</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/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</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/fumiokishida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fumiokishida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshihidesuga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoshihidesuga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalfunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalfunds</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/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowerhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowerhouse</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>Japan's Upper House has passed a revised budget bill for fiscal 2025 and sent it back to the Lower House for approval by the end of Monday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/politics/japan-set-to-pass-budget/?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">31/japan/politics/japan-set-to-pass-budget/?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/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</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/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a></p>
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>A Japanese lawmaker spoke at a meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons for the first time as he attended the third conference in New York on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/japan-lawmaker-nuke-ban-treaty/?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">05/japan/japan-lawmaker-nuke-ban-treaty/?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/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearweapons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyork</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>With female lawmakers holding only 15.7% of all seats in Japan's House of Representatives, gender equality in politics is still elusive in the nation as it marks the 80th anniversary of women's suffrage this year. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/politics/gender-equality-politics-japan/?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/gender-equality-politics-japan/?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/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</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/lowerhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowerhouse</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>A supplementary provision in the bill says that lawmakers will "continue to consider and take necessary measures" regarding people filing candidacies to back others. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/16/japan/politics/political-parties-election-issues/?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">16/japan/politics/political-parties-election-issues/?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/upperhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upperhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyometropolitanassembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyometropolitanassembly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a></p>