The White House has asked Republicans to condemn Trump's remarks on the US Constitution

The White House blasted Donald Trump's weekend statements calling for the suspension of constitutional standards and asked more Republicans to speak out against the previous president.

"Every President and every member of Congress vows to 'protect' the United States Con...

How Did Health-Related Ballot Measures Perform in the Midterm Elections?

Aside from abortion, voters around the country chose on ballot measures ranging from extending Medicaid and reducing medical debt to gun control and money for affordable housing.

The 2022 midterm elections included not just high-stakes races for congressional seats and governorships, bu...

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...

BEIJING INTRODUCED HONG KONG’S ELECTORAL REFORM BILL

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• Beijing introduced Hong Kong’s electoral reform bill.
• The bill will give Beijing greater control over the election process in Hong Kong’s legislature.
• The bill is expected to pass by the end of May after the t...

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN S. KOREA STAGE PROTESTS AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

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• Small business owners in S. Korea stage protests against COVID-19 restrictions.
• Several coffee shops, bars, and internet cafes joined the growing list of small business owner protests.
• The complaints have grown ever sinc...

JAPAN SC CONTESTS THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF COMMON SURNAMES AMONG SPOUSES

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• Japan SC contests the constitutionality of common surnames among spouses.
• The Supreme Court’s petty bench referred to three domestic cases for the above reason.
• The cases were filed by 3 couples in common-law marria...

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...

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...

CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE SAYS THAI CONSTITUTION STILL HAS NCPO

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• NCPO allows senators the right to choose PM

The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) said that it had wrapped up examining the draft of the Constitution revision proposition and presented the report to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, ...

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.
...

SCHOLARS REJECTED FROM JAPAN’S SCIENTIFIC BODY STATES SUGA’S ACTION VIOLATED THE LAW

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• Scholars rejected from Japan’s scientific body states Suga’s action violated the law.
• The rejection is said to have violated the Constitution as well as the Act on the Science Council of Japan.
• The researchers...

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...

GOVERNMENT’S ANTI-ABORTION LAWS FUELING OPPOSITION FROM WOMENFOLK IN KOREA

• The Korean government's current concentration on abortion laws has provoked women here to launch an online movement under the hashtag #IHadAnAbortion.
• This was what Lee Lang; an independent singer cum songwriter expressed herself on Twitter recently.

She h...

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...