May 9, 2021
Osaka – When health issues forced him to resign as prime minister late last August, it appeared that Shinzo Abe’s reign at the top was over.
But more than eight months later, Abe says his health is better as he moves to re-establish his power base among younger Liberal Democratic Party conservatives who share his long-cherished goal of constitutional revision.
However, with past scandals involving Abe still making headlines and party presidential and general elections set for later this year, he could find any attempt to expand his influence within the party limited to close allies and rejected by an LDP rank-and-file more focused on public concerns over the coronavirus pandemic than on ideological issues.
Lower House election unlikely until after Tokyo Games as virus surges Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 23. | GETTY IMAGES / VIA BLOOMBERG
JIJI May 1, 2021
With the virus surging across much of the nation and following a string of by-election defeats for his Liberal Democratic Party, it’s looking more and more likely that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won’t dissolve the House of Representatives until after the end of the Tokyo Games.
Opposition lawmakers in Japan speaking out against holding Tokyo Games Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Japanese opposition lawmakers are stepping up their calls for the country to cancel or postpone this summer s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. | REUTERS
JIJI May 1, 2021
Opposition lawmakers are stepping up their calls for the country to cancel or postpone this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
“We need to be serious about considering options including canceling the events to protect the lives of the people,” Kenta Izumi, policy chief of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said at a party meeting on Wednesday.
As Japan s next general election nears, 848 candidates prepare to run Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Jiji Apr 30, 2021
A total of 848 people are preparing to run in the next general election, for seats in the House of Representatives, which must be held by autumn, a Jiji Press survey showed Thursday.
They will vie for 289 seats in single-seat constituencies and 176 proportional representation seats in the lower chamber of the Diet.
Observers are leaning toward the view that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will dissolve the chamber for a snap election after the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games end in September. The election has to take place before Lower House members reach the end of their term, which is Oct. 21.