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NEW KOMEITO

EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2014
New Komeito＊s raison d＊etre
Natsuo Yamaguchi, the just re-elected chief of New Komeito, and other party leaders should realize that if the party fails to ensure that Japan stays on the pacifist road with respect to the passage of new legislation, it will lose its raison d＊etre.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 30, 2014
Japan on verge of legalizing war as Komeito bends
Japan is set Tuesday to legalize waging war even when not under direct attack. It is a drastic departure from its postwar position that the war-renouncing Constitution prohibits exercising the right to collective self-defense.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 30, 2014
Ishin-Komeito ties fray in Osaka
Relations between Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and New Komeito continue to deteriorate, with party heads Toru Hashimoto and Ichiro Matsui preparing to challenge two Osaka-based New Komeito leaders in the next Lower House election.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 24, 2014
Abe offers concession on collective defense
The Abe administration gave some ground Tuesday to New Komeito in the ninth round of the coalition defense talks, offering tougher conditions before Japan would be allowed to exercise the long-prohibited right to collective self-defense.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 20, 2014
Mine-clearing in combat zones pushed for SDF
An LDP politician argues Japan can join collective-security operations after Prime Minister Abe fudges his stance on mine-sweeping, which is deemed use of force by international law.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 17, 2014
Abe team presents draft statement on collective self-defense
The Abe administration has tabled a draft statement that could allow Japan to effectively exercise the right to collective self-defense, but the ruling coalition remains divided.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 10, 2014
LDP seeks defense deal by Friday
Unless the ruling coalition strikes a deal this week, Cabinet will be unable to approve the use of collective self-defense during the current Diet session, a senior Liberal Democratic Party minister says.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2014
Tensions mount over security talks
A showdown looms as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pressures the ruling coalition to agree to overhaul Japan＊s pacifist security stance, possibly as early as Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 10, 2014
Abe treading on lions＊ tails
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tendency to stumble in building allied support whenever he makes an aggressive move appears most conspicious of late with his efforts to have Japan exercise its right to collective self-defense and to reform farm policy.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 27, 2014
Ruling bloc spars over defense shift
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito are in the midst of wading through a number of thorny scenarios relating to national defense, including one that has sparked outrage from the coalition＊s junior partner.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 22, 2014
Komeito to LDP: Self-defense not same as collective defense
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito remain at odds as the ruling coalition debates the contentious proposal to revamp defense policy by reinterpreting the Constitution.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 19, 2014
Concerns grow in ruling coalition as debate over Article 9 begins
Ruling coalition lawmakers voice concerns about reinterpreting Article 9 in the name of collective self-defense on the eve of a long debate on the matter.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 14, 2014
LDP, New Komeito to start talks on collective self-defense next week
Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura pushes talks next week with coalition partner New Komeito on collective self-defense in hopes a decision on the issue is reflected in Japan-U.S. defense guidelines by the year＊s end.
Japan Times
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Apr 29, 2014
Security bid too drastic: Komeito chief
The leader of the ruling party＊s smaller coalition partner said Friday that he does not agree with the defense policy changes that would allow Japanese forces to fight overseas to help allies, despite U.S. support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s review of the stance.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 29, 2014
Ruling parties want over 20% of power from clean energy by ＆30
Ruling parties want clean energy to make up ※significantly§ more than 20 percent of the nation＊s power by 2030.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 21, 2014
Cracks in the ruling coalition
The exercise of Japan＊s right to collective self-defense has become Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s political creed, but ruling coalition partner New Komeito wants Abe to slow his approach, and others close to Abe have grown apprehensive about the rise of anti-American conservatism within Abe＊s Liberal Democratic Party. The ruling coalition is showing cracks.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Lack of interest in Osaka mayoral race threatens to damage Ishin brand
While Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is all but certain to be returned to office in Sunday＊s election, a lack of interest among voters and the refusal by the major political parties to field candidates threatens to make the result meaningless.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Mar 12, 2014
Abe rushing to revise ban on arms exports but Komeito remains wary
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s administration is in a hurry to lift Japan＊s self-imposed arms export ban, but political ally New Komeito is reluctant to play along.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 23, 2014
Final season for ＆Toru Hashimoto Show＊?
Is the Osaka political drama revolving around ※third force§ failure Toru Hashimoto entering its final season?
51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2014
Leave Article 9 alone: New Komeito＊s Osaka women
Political alliances often resemble shotgun weddings. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and smaller opposition forces such as Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto＊s Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) that are pushing to amend the Constitution are now wondering...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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