(4) The leader of Japan's Democratic Party for the People said he lacked female supporters because women found it difficult to understand his party's policies.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sounded cautious Sunday about expanding the ruling coalition between his Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/politics/ishiba-and-expanding-ruling-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #liberaldemocraticparty #komeito #upperhouseelection

Japan PM to face tough upper house election on July 20

Japan will hold an upper house election on July 20, the government said Tuesday, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba battling low approval ratings driven partly by public frustration over inflation. Ishiba, 68, has been head…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1305409/japan-pm-to-face-tough-upper-house-election-on-july-20/ Japan PM to face tough upper house election on July 20 #ApprovalRatings #Japan #JapanNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #LocalElection #MinorityGovernment #news #ShigeruIshiba #UpperHouse Japan will hold an upper house election on July 20, the government said Tuesday, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba battling low approval ratings driven partly by public frustration over inflation. Ishiba, 68, has been head of a minority government since October, …

Japan’s revolving-door prime ministers: is Ishiba next?

A stinging electoral rebuke has left Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reeling and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s leadership in jeopardy, intensifying do…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1305293/japans-revolving-door-prime-ministers-is-ishiba-next/ Japan’s revolving-door prime ministers: is Ishiba next? #ConstitutionalDemocraticPartyOfJapan #DemocraticPartyForThePeople #Ishiba #Japan #JapanNews #Komeito #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #sanseito #Tokyo #TokyoGovernorYurikoKoike #TominFirstNoKai A stinging electoral rebuke has left Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reeling and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s leadership in jeopardy, intensifying doubts about his future and raising the s…

Tokyo votes in local election seen as key test for ruling party

Local media have speculated that further poll blows could lead to a change of party leadership. For months, public support for Ishiba, who took office in October, has been at rock bottom, thanks in part to rising inflation and soaring rice costs on his wa…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1304007/tokyo-votes-in-local-election-seen-as-key-test-for-ruling-party-2/ Tokyo votes in local election seen as key test for ruling party #Japan #LiberalDemocraticParty #ShigeruIshiba #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 Local media have speculated that further poll blows could lead to a change of party leadership. For months, public support for Ishiba, who took office in October, has been at rock bottom, thanks in part to rising inflation and soaring rice costs on his watch. Polls this month showed a slight uptick in supp…

https://www.alojapan.com/1297686/japan-police-ramp-up-security-to-tackle-lone-wolf-attacks-ahead-of-tokyo-election/ Japan police ramp up security to tackle ‘lone wolf’ attacks ahead of Tokyo election #FumioKishida #HouseOfCouncillorsElection #HouseOfRepresentativesElection #JapaneseElections #LiberalDemocraticParty #LoneWolfAttacks #MetropolitanPoliceDepartment #Nara #ShigeruIshiba #ShinzoAbe #Tokyo #TokyoMetropolitanAssemblyElection #TokyoTopics #wakayama #東京 #東京都 As campaigning began on Friday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, Japanese police…

https://www.alojapan.com/1295628/japan-eyes-80-cut-in-298000-death-toll-for-potential-megaquake-in-nankai-trough/ Japan eyes 80% cut in 298,000 death toll for potential megaquake in Nankai Trough #CentralDisasterManagementCouncil #Earthquake #EarthquakeTaskForce #EvacuationShelters #Japan #JapanNews #KyodoNewsAgency #LiberalDemocraticParty #Megaquake #NankaiTrough #news #Shizuoka #tsunami #TsunamiRiskAreas Japan is seeking to reduce by 80 per cent in the next decade its estimated 298,000 death toll from a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough. Authori…

https://www.alojapan.com/1294541/japanese-pm-aims-for-nominal-gdp-to-reach-7-trillion-in-2040/ Japanese PM aims for nominal GDP to reach $7 trillion in 2040 #gdp #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #ShigeruIshiba #YoshihikoNoda Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for boosting the country’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) to 1,000 trilli…

https://www.alojapan.com/1290013/japan-considers-scrapping-tax-free-shopping-for-tourists-we-cant-allow-this-to-continue/ Japan considers scrapping tax-free shopping for tourists: ‘we can’t allow this to continue’ #ConsumptionTax #ForeignTourists #HongKong #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTaxFreeShopAssociation #KazunoriTanaka #KenjiNakanishi #LiberalDemocraticParty #MasahiroOhmoto #news #SouthKorea #TaxFreeShoppingSystem #TheJapanTimes A group of lawmakers has proposed scrapping Japan’s decades-long tax-free shopping system designed to lure foreign tourists to the count…

https://www.alojapan.com/1287048/ldp-group-to-seek-end-to-tax-exemption-for-foreign-visitors/ LDP group to seek end to tax exemption for foreign visitors #ForeignTourists #JijiPress #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #TaxExemption #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Visitors stroll under cherry blossoms in almost full bloom in Tokyo, Japan, March 30, 2025. Photo: Reuters The group, led by LDP supreme adviser Taro Aso, plans to submit the proposal to LDP tax panel chief Yoichi Miyazawa soon. The proposal states that bulk purchases of home appliances…

https://www.alojapan.com/1280736/all-party-delegation-meets-japanese-lawmaker-yasuhiro-hanashi-highlights-indias-unified-stance-against-terrorism/ All-party delegation meets Japanese lawmaker Yasuhiro Hanashi, highlights India’s “unified” stance against terrorism #AllPartyDelegation #India #IndianEmbassyJapan #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JDUMP #LDP #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #SanjayJha #terrorism #VikramMisri #YasuhiroHanashi Tokyo [Japan], May 23 (ANI): An all-party parliamentary delegation from India, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, met with the Acting Chairp…

https://www.alojapan.com/1279115/can-japans-ishiba-weather-political-storm-after-rice-remark-buries-farm-minister/ Can Japan’s Ishiba weather political storm after rice remark buries farm minister? #beijing #China #DonaldTrump #HouseOfCouncillors #inflation #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #July #june #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #Okinawa #rice #RicePrice #SagaCity #ShigeruIshiba #TakuEto #Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted the resignation of his agriculture minister on Wednesday over a tone-deaf remark about rice donations –…

https://www.alojapan.com/1277506/japan-farm-ministers-rice-boast-stirs-anger-i-just-got-scolded-by-my-wife/ Japan farm minister’s rice boast stirs anger: ‘I just got scolded by my wife’ ##anger #consumers #farm #FarmMinister #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #KyodoNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #minister #news #remarks #rice #ShigeruIshiba #SocialMedia #TakuEto Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had “never had to buy rice” thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices of the staple fo…

Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the government's response to soaring price of rice, the nation's beloved staple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/18/japan/politics/ishiba-support-hits-record-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #approvalrating #inflation #japaneseeconomy #liberaldemocraticparty #upperhouseelection

https://www.alojapan.com/1276800/support-for-japan-pm-ishiba-hits-record-low-as-rice-price-soars-kyodo-reports/ Support for Japan PM Ishiba hits record low as rice price soars, Kyodo reports #Japan #JapanNews #JapanesePrimeMinister #KyodoNewsAgency #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #RicePrices #ShigeruIshiba #Support #VotersDissatisfied TOKYO (Reuters) -Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the government’s response to soaring price of rice, the nation’s beloved st…

https://www.alojapan.com/1273389/japans-appetite-for-rice-set-to-keep-prices-high-as-farm-politics-persist/ Japan’s appetite for rice set to keep prices high as farm politics persist #Japan #JapanNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #news #rice #RiceImports #RicePrices #us #WorldTradeOrganisation #ZenNoh Japan’s efforts to curb soaring rice prices by releasing stockpiles and easing import restrictions have had limited effect, with analysts warning the country’s long-standing agricultural policies and supply constraints could keep prices elevated for years. …

https://www.alojapan.com/1262275/japan-must-resolutely-reject-trumps-us-military-cost-demand-ex-minister/ Japan must ‘resolutely reject’ Trump’s US military cost demand: ex-minister #akazawa #bolton #EnergySecurity #FoodSecurity #IshinParty #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #LiberalDemocraticParty #Maehara #MILITARYBASES #news #SecurityCooperation #tariffs #TradeNegotiations #trump #us #Washington Japan needs to firmly refuse US President Donald Trump’s calls for Tokyo to increase what it pays to keep American military bases in the countr…