Three major political parties in Japan have included Taiwan among issues in their campaign platforms ahead of next month’s upper house elections.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) are among those vying for 125 seats in the House of Councilors in the July 10 vote.
The upper house of the Japanese Diet has 284 seats, about half of which are up for re-election every three years.
The CDP, the nation’s largest opposition party, has proposed to establish an international institution for security cooperation within the ASEAN Plus Three network to
SECURITY ISSUES: Free trade with Taiwan and a Japanese version of the US’ Taiwan Relations Act are being proposed as parties vie for seats in July’s voteBy Lin Tsuei-yi and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter in Tokyo, with staff writer
For the past week, Hisae Unuma has been traveling from Saitama Prefecture, outside Tokyo, to the heart of the metropolis in Shinjuku, the world's busiest railway station, where he has been handing out leaflets to passersby every day.
Spring represents new beginnings in Japan; the start of the school year and new jobs for recent university graduates, as well as the famous blooming of Sakura that are representative of the country.