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DPJ seeks role for ousted party chief
Tōkyō :: Japan | 6 months ago
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The DPJ will in the next few months contest a general election against a long-ruling Liberal Democratic party, which – while weakened by scandals, gaffes and policy setbacks – has enjoyed a rebound recently.
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic party, DPJ, Ichiro Ozawa
Japan's opposition leader Ozawa resigns
Tōkyō :: Japan | 6 months ago
Credibility Japan's top opposition leader announced yesterday his resignation to keep a political funding scandal from pulling down his party in upcoming parliamentary elections. Ichiro Ozawa, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, told a news conference he resigned...
Tags: Ichiro Ozawa, Mr Ozawa, Democratic Party of Japan, main opposition, North Korea, scandal involving, DPJ, opposition democratic
Lion set to recommend Kirin offer
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility Lion Nathan says its board will recommend minority shareholders accept an A$12.22 per share offer from the brewer's biggest shareholder Kirin Holdings. Lion said today that subject to the finalisation of a satisfactory scheme implementation agreement,...
Tags: Kirin Holdings Co., Lion Nathan Ltd., kirin holds, U.S, DPJ
Politics › Ozawa should dispel voter concern: DPJ lawmaker
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility A former chief of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan said Friday the party’s current leader Ichiro Ozawa should give a full account to voters on the fundraising scandal involving his chief secretary to dispel their concerns. Noting that public...
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Mr. Ozawa, Mr. Ichiro Ozawa, Liberal Democratic Party, DPJ
DPJ to restrict candidacies by hereditary candidates
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan adopted a plan Thursday to restrict hereditary candidates from continuously filing their candidacies in the same constituencies, DPJ lawmakers said. The DPJ is apparently aiming to differentiate itself...
Tags: DPJ, pension fund, London, hedge fund
Ozawa tells McCain he opposes Obama's Afghanistan troop surge
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility Sen. John McCain, Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa expressed opposition to President Barack Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan to fight terrorism, DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama said. "Though military force can topple...
Tags: Ichiro Ozawa, John McCain, Democratic Party of Japan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, DPJ
Brother of Nikai quizzed on funds
Tōkyō :: Japan | 7 months ago
Credibility Prosecutors have questioned the younger brother of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai and one of the minister's secretaries over allegations that a company linked to Nishimatsu Construction Co. subsidized the rent for an office used...
Tags: Liberal Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa, Japan, Toshihiro Nikai, DPJ
Overhaul archaic election law
Tōkyō :: Japan | 8 months ago
Credibility Even if Prime Minister Taro Aso decides not to dissolve the chamber for a snap election, the current term of Lower House members ends in September...With the Japanese economy in crisis and the nation facing political stagnation, the upcoming election...
Tags: Ichiro Ozawa, Democratic Party of Japan, Lower House, DPJ
Japan opposition leader stays despite scandal
Tōkyō :: Japan | 8 months ago
Credibility March 25, 2009 Japanese opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa said he would stay in his post for now despite a political funding scandal that ensnared a close aide and clouded the outlook for his party in this year's election. But Ozawa, 66, told a news conference...
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa, opposition leader, Liberal Democratic Party, DPJ, political funding, japan opposition, opposition democratic, main opposition, prime minister
Famous Yoshida home gutted
Tōkyō :: Japan | 8 months ago
Credibility A fire early Sunday destroyed the residence of the late Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, one of the most prominent venues in modern Japanese politics and a place where Prime Minister Taro Aso spent some of his youth. The blaze...
Tags: Shigeru Yoshida, Democratic Party of Japan, fire guts, prime minister, DPJ, Ichiro Ozawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, short circuit, fundraising scandal, minister taro
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