News Source: Japan Times
| about 1 month ago
After being named to head the government, Hatoyama chose long-term colleague Naoto Kan as deputy prime minister for national strategy and economic and fiscal policy. According to some insiders, though, Kan was not happy with the appointment and did...
News Source: Kyodo News
| about 1 month ago
DPJ, LDP agree on extra Diet session Oct. 26-Nov. 30 TOKYO, Oct. 15 KYODO The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and main opposition Liberal Democratic Party agreed Thursday to call an extraordinary session of the Diet on Oct. 26 to run for...
News Source: Japan Today
| about 1 month ago
Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s government for appearing to pursue socialist policies, pledging to confront it in the upcoming Diet session if that is indeed the case. The...
News Source: Japan Times
| about 1 month ago
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and its two junior coalition partners agreed Wednesday to call an extraordinary session of the Diet from Oct. 23 to Nov. 30, coalition lawmakers said. The DPJ, Social Democratic Party and Kokumin Shinto (People's...