An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/ai-leader-path-to-rebirth-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinjiishimaru #ai #tech

Anti-LGBTQ party gains power in Japanese Diet

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition on July 20 lost i…
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Highlight videos are playing a major role in the upcoming Upper House election, with social media increasingly impacting election results amid the growing popularity of YouTube and other video-sharing sites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/highlight-videos-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #socialmedia #youtube #shinjiishimaru

Campaigning has kicked off for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, a race that could provide clues on how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month's Upper House poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/13/japan/politics/tmg-assembly-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #jcp #komeito

The regional political party led by Shinji Ishimaru, the runner-up in last year's Tokyo governor race, is preparing to field 10 candidates in this summer's election for the House of Councilors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/japan/politics/ishimaru-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjiishimaru #2025upperhouseelection #tokyo

An election team for Shinji Ishimaru, who unsuccessfully ran in last year’s Tokyo gubernatorial election, has been accused of paying a company to livestream a campaign event in violation of election law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/crime-legal/shinji-ishimaru-live-streaming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinjiishimaru #2024tokyogubernatorialelection #tokyo #socialmedia #yurikokoike

The Liberal Democratic Party is facing headwinds in the upcoming Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election due to political funds scandals affecting it at both the national level and in the assembly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/politics/ldp-tokyo-assembly-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #localgovernment #ldp #yurikokoike #tominfirst #dpp #cdp #shinjiishimaru

(4) Toyota created a 10-billion-dollar hub for robotics, AI, and self-driving, hydrogen-powered transportation, near Mount Fuji.


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(2) Forest fires broke out in Ofunato City and firefighters still haven’t been able to put them out.

(3) Viral Twitter posts have stirred up anti-Kurd sentiment when a Turkish IT worker tweeted that Japan is actually the Kurds’ homeland. 

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Last week in Japan , February 27th , rundown:
(1) A professor filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimaru, the runner-up in Tokyo’s 2024 gubernatorial race, for allegedly violating election laws
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A civic group has filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimaru, runner-up in last July's Tokyo gubernatorial election, for an alleged violation of the public offices election law in relation to a campaign event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/japan/crime-legal/criminal-complaint-against-tokyo-gov-candidate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinjiishimaru #2024tokyoguberunatorialelection

Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, has unveiled a new political party, which he says will aim to field candidates in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/politics/ishimaru-new-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #yurikokoike #ldp #dpp #tominfirstnokai

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike ultimately secured a mostly comfortably victory in the capital's gubernatorial election Sunday, but analysts see changes ahead in future votes given the surprisingly strong performance of Shinji Ishimaru, who came in second. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/08/japan/politics/tokyo-election-follow-up/ #japan #politics #2024tokyogubernatorialelection #yurikokoike #shinjiishimaru #renho #tokyo