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Japan is also a maritime state situated in the Asia-Pacific region. The rich Japanese culture has since ancient times been nurtured through exchanges and trade with foreign countries. The seas surrounding Japan must never again be made into seas of conflict.
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The ruling Democratic Party of Japan beat the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party in House of Councillors by-elections in Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures on Sunday, giving a boost to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s new government as it pushes ahead...
Tags: Upper House, DPJ
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 main...
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Campaigning kicked off Thursday for two House of Councillors by-elections to be held Oct 25, the first parliamentary elections since the Aug 30 general election, which ushered in the new government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Hatoyama’s Democratic...
Tags: Liberal Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ, Democratic Party of Japan, campaigning kicks, minister yukio, prime minister
The government has formally decided to ditch a plan by the previous government to build a state-run facility dubbed ‘‘animation pantheon,’’ education minister Tatsuo Kawabata said Thursday. ‘‘We’ve decided not to build an animation facility (after reviewing...
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa, DPJ
Newly elected Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yoshihiko Watanabe said Saturday he is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings and has ¥140 million in debt. Watanabe, 53, said he did not report his financial troubles to DPJ headquarters before running in the...
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Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada, who has been picked for the post of foreign minister, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos agreed Friday to deepen the alliance between the two countries over the next 50 years. The two...
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, U.S.-Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, democratic parties, prime minister, DPJ
The Democratic Party of Japan may consider crafting a multiyear budget for a greater number of government programs once it forms its administration next week, senior DPJ lawmakers said Thursday. The idea is part of an effort to cut wasteful government...
Tags: Lower House, DPJ, Democratic Party of Japan
The amount of untapped money in the fiscal 2009 extra budget could be as much as 8.3 trillion yen, brightening prospects for the Democratic Party of Japan to fund its key policies smoothly, a senior DPJ lawmaker said Friday. The amount tops the DPJ’s...
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The DPJ, set to take power next week after a landslide election win, clinched the deal after it agreed to review aspects of the US military presence in the country. The DPJ won 308 seats of the 480-member lower house but needs the support of the smaller...