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OPPOSITION PARTY IN JAPAN SEEKS EXTENSION OF DIET SESSION BY 3 MONTHS
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- Opposition party in Japan seeks extension of diet session by 3 months.
- The country’s main opposition party plans conduct further debate on the govt.'s COVID-19 response.
- The CDPJ's head of Diet affairs Jun A...
JAPAN PARLIAMENT TO AMEND NATIONAL REFERENDUM LAW
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- Japan parliament to amend national referendum law.
- The revision in the law will makes it easier for citizens to vote.
- The revision also coincides with growing calls for the introduction of an emergency clause.
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OPPOSITION PARTIES IN JAPAN SEEK EXTENSION OF PARLIAMENT SESSION
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- Opposition parties in Japan seek extension of parliament session.
- The opposition parties are asking more time to debate COVID-19 vaccination programs.
- They also wish to discuss whether to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paral...
TOKYO ASSEMBLY GROUPS VOTE AGAINST THE CANCELLATION OF SUMMER OLYMPICS
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- Tokyo assembly groups vote against the cancellation of Summer Olympics.
- The Tokyo Metropolitan assembly groups include Tokyoites First, the Liberal Democratic Party, and Komeito, JCP, and CDP.
- The Tokyoites First group su...
JAPAN PM YOSHIHIDE SUGA CRITICIZED FOR NOT HAVING A SINGLE NEWS CONFERENCE IN NOV.
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- Japan PM Yoshihide Suga criticized for not having a single news conference in Nov.
- The criticism comes due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
- Head of CDPJ Yukio Edano criticized the PM for not conveying public o...
A BILL TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO USERS OF DONATED EGGS AS PARENTS SUBMITTED IN JAPAN
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- A bill to give recognition to users of donated eggs as parents submitted in Japan.
- Japan’s ruling and opposition parties jointly submitted the bill on Monday.
- The bill doesn’t recognize the rights of such chil...
JAPAN’S SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO SPLIT AND JOIN CDPJ
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- Japan’s Social Democratic Party to split and join CDPJ.
- SDP will allow its parliament and local assembly members to leave the party.
- SDP chief Mizuho Fukushima is said to stay with the party.
- Kantoku Teru...
KUMAMOTO GOVT. TO APPROVE CONSTRUCTION OF DAM CANCELED EARLIER BY THEN-DPJ
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- Kumamoto Govt. to approve the construction of dam canceled earlier by then-DPJ.
- The cancellation was due to heavy rain which flooded a major river in the prefectural area.
- The prefecture Gov. will make the final decision ...
OPPOSITION PARTIES IN JAPAN MONITOR BIDEN’S POSSIBLE FOREIGN POLICY CHANGES
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- Opposition parties in Japan monitor Biden’s possible foreign policy changes.
- Head of CDPJ, Yukio Edano commented on Biden’s win may shift U.S relations with Russia and North Korea.
- Japanese Communist Party chi...
SUGA REVEALS OMISSION OF SCHOLARS WAS INFORMED BY DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY
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- Suga reveals omission of scholars was informed by Deputy Chief Secretary.
- Earlier Suga mentioned that he had not looked at the list of 105 scholars, including the 6 eliminated ones.
- Kiyomi Tsujimoto deputy chief of the o...
EXTRAORDINARY DIET SESSION BEGINS IN JAPAN; PM SUGA QUESTIONED BY OPPOSITION
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- Extrordinary diet session begins in Japan; PM Suga questioned by opposition.
- Yukio Edano from CDPJ criticized the PM’s decision of members of the Science Council.
- The extraordinary diet session began on Monday. ...
JAPAN’S OPPOSITION PARTY CDP AND OTHERS CRITICIZE THE CENTRAL GOVT. ‘GO TO EAT’ PROGRAM
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- Japan’s opposition party CDP and others criticize the central govt. ‘Go to Eat’ program.
- The central government of Japan had introduced the reward system program to increase restaurant demands.
- The gover...
OPPOSITION PARTIES DEMAND FOR A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE FROM NEW JAPAN PREMIER
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- Opposition parties demand for a parliamentary debate from new Japan premier.
- The opposition wants to discuss the country’s degrading economy and novel coronavirus.
- Japanese Communist Party Kazuo Shii criticized Sug...
THE NEW JAPANESE MERGER OPPOSITION PARTY WAS FORMALLY LAUNCHED ON TUESDAY
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- The new Japanese merger opposition party was formally launched on Tuesday.
- The new party will be headed by Yukio Edano.
- The new party will have 150 members.
- Edano’s policy reforms include reducing the in...
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF LDP YOSIHIDE SUGA PLANS TO RESHUFFLE ITS LEADERSHIP
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- The new president of LDP Yoshihide Suga to reshuffle its leadership.
- Toshihiro Nikai would be the Secretary-General, Hakuban Shimomura as policy chief; among few.
- Tsutomu Sato is now the chairman of the General Council.<...
TETSURO FUKUYAMA OF CDPJ TO BE NO.2 OF THE BIGGEST MERGER OPPOSITION PARTY
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- Tetsuro Fukuyama of CDPJ to be No. 2 of the biggest merger opposition party.
- Yukio Edano was elected as the chief of the new opposition party last week.
- Hirofumi Hirano from DPFP has been selected to become the election ...
NEW LEADER OF JAPAN’S LARGEST OPPOSITION PARTY ELECTED; YUKIO EDANO
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- New leader of Japan’s largest opposition party elected; Yukio Edano.
- He was named as the new leader on Thursday.
- Edano is the current leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
- Edano beat De...
JAPAN’S MAJOR OPPOSITION MERGER POLITICAL PARTY CDPJ AND DPFP TO CHOOSE NEW LEADER
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- Japan’s major opposition merger political party CDPJ and DPFP to choose new leader.
- The election is between two – Yukio Edano (CDPJ), and Kenta Izumi (DPFP).
- 149 members will be joining the new party. ...
JAPAN'S DPFP TO DISSOLVE AND MERGE WITH THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST OPPOSITION PARTY
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- Japan’s DPFP to dissolve and merge with the country’s largest opposition party to make a new one.
- The country’s two largest opposition parties have decided to stand united against Prime Minister’s ruling coa...
MERGER DISCUSSIONS FAIL BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF JAPAN’S OPPOSITION PARTY
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- Merger discussions fail between the members of Japan’s opposition party.
- Japan’s Democratic Party for the people has announced that it will not participate in a merger.
- Yuichiro Tamaki rather decides to split ...