Three Local Government Officials Make Anti-LGBT Statements
In contrast to the recent LGBT-friendly reforms in Shibuya Ward, Setagaya Ward and Takarazuka (who began issuing same-sex partnership certificates), three local…
In contrast to the recent LGBT-friendly reforms in Shibuya Ward, Setagaya Ward and Takarazuka (who began issuing same-sex partnership certificates), three local…
Rola (left), Kiko Mizuhara (right) In a special interview in the March issue of the women’s magazine, FRaU, actress Tomoko Yamaguchi (52)…
According to ANN, on May 17, former prime minister Junichi Koizumi met with US military personnel in Carlsbad near San Diego, who…
Moderator (David McNeil): Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for turning up for a small but select group. Hopefully we will have an…
A cherry blossom viewing party, hosted by Prime Minister Abe and his wife, Akie was held at Shinjuku Gyoen on March 15th….
The February 18 issue of Shukan Bunshun reported that LDP MP Kensuke Miyazaki (35) is having an affair with female entertainer Mayu…
One of the new posters of Democratic Party of Japan, the second largest party and the biggest opposition party in Japan, is…
On July 2, the editorial chiefs of two local newspapers in Okinawa, Ryukyu Shimpo and the Okinawa Times, held a joint press…
The Commission on the Constitution of the House of Representatives held a meeting on June 4, where three prominent constitutional scholars were…
Between May 27 and June 4, the Governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga, visited the US to demand that the US cancel its…
In a press conference on February 12, MP Kensuke Miyazaki announced that he would resign from the Parliament as a result of…
On May 15, a group of plaintiffs marched towards the Tokyo District Court to file a lawsuit against the country of Japan…
Jiji Tushin reported that on August 21st, at a forum of Japanese corporations held in Bangkok, Prime Minister Prayuth, of the interim…
Save Constitutional Japan was founded in 2014 by two Japanese scholars, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University Yasuhiro Okuhira, a specialist in Constitutional…
Tokyo Shimbun reports that on January 24, during her speech in the meeting of the organization demands TPP’ judicial review in Tokyo,…
Foreign media outlets’ interest in Japanese government pressure on media is growing. On May 16, The Economist published an article on Japanese…
MP Kiyomi Tsujimoto in shock On May 27, while MP Kiyomi Tsujimoto was speaking in parliament, Prime Minister Abe heckled her by…
There is a new movement to show disapproval of Abe’s actions during his visit to the Middle East. The movement was triggered…
The protesting MPs raised banners that said: “強行採決反対” (meaning roughly, “we oppose ramming the legislation through”), “自民党感じ悪いよね” (meaning roughly, “the Liberal Democratic…
On July 16, the Security Legislation passed the lower house of the parliament. The legislation was supported by the governing coalition parties…