Japan s Lower House passes security-linked land bill 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/
The House of Representatives passes a bill to regulate the use of land lots deemed important to national security at a plenary session on Tuesday. | KYODO
Jiji Jun 1, 2021
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the use of land lots deemed important to national security, such as Self-Defense Force bases and remote border islands.
The Lower House approved the bill at a plenary session by a majority vote with support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, as well as some opposition groups including Nippon Ishin no Kai.
May 25, 2021
OSAKA – Just two months before the Tokyo Olympics are due to begin, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito face a massive political problem.
Ten prefectures including Tokyo remain under a state of emergency due to COVID-19, with it set to expire for nine of them on May 31 a deadline now likely to be extended well into June for some. On Monday, the U.S. advised its citizens not to travel to Japan because of the risk of infection. Polls show the majority of the public wants the games canceled, with medical experts warning that going ahead with the Olympics could lead to superspreader events in Japan and elsewhere during and afterward.
Senior LDP official calls for decision on Tokyo Olympics spectators in early June 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/
A senior ruling party official says Japan should decide in early June on how many spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo Games. | AFP-JIJI
Jiji May 17, 2021
A senior ruling party official has called on the central government, the Tokyo organizing committee and others to decide how many spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo Games in early June.
Hakubun Shimomura, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Council, made the comment during an NHK program on Sunday.
May 11, 2021
OSAKA – Tuesday’s passage by the Lower House of a bill to amend the national referendum law in relation to constitutional revision puts the spotlight on a powerful Diet group tasked with debating the controversial issue. The bill is expected to be sent to the Upper House this week and become law by next month.
The revisions would entail an increase in the number of polling stations, allowing people to cast their ballots at railway stations and commercial facilities. It also includes a mandate for enacting legislative restrictions within three years on the amount of money that can be spent on referendum-related television, radio and internet advertising.
Within the government and the LDP, there seems to be frustration over the limited effects of the measures that have been taken so far to tackle the virus.