Cut loose, footloose no longer: In June 1925, Tokyo dance halls were ordered to close by 10 p.m. over concerns that “the moral integrity of (young people) has not been helped by Western dancing.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/history/dance-curfew-communist-purge-sato-funeral-aum-shinrikyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #dancing #douglasmacarthur #coldwar #japanesecommunistparty #jcp #eisakusato #statefuneral #nipponbudokan #aumshinrikyo #terrorism #tokyosaringasattack

During a television debate Saturday, senior officials of ruling and opposition parties broadly agreed on the need to regulate election misinformation on social media, but were far apart over specific measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/03/japan/politics/election-misinformation-japan-parties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #socialmedia #internet #ldp #jcp #cdp #fakenews

One year after Tomoko Tamura became head of the Japanese Communist Party, she faces tough questions about her leadership as the party prepares for this summer’s Tokyo assembly and Upper House elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/politics/jcp-tamura/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tomokotamura #jcp

The governing Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were far from reaching a consensus Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/12/japan/politics/parties-far-apart-political-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #jcp #diet #politicalfunds

The centenarian Japanese Communist Party might have led left-wing calls for peace-based diplomacy for a longer time, but left-leaning voters appeared to prefer five-year-old Reiwa Shinsengumi in the Oct. 27 general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/politics/reiwa-shinsengumi-jcp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #reiwashinsengumi #jcp #taroyamamoto #2024lowerhouseelection

After a remarkable performance in Sunday’s general election, the Democratic Party for the People is increasingly emerging as the leading kingmaker party ahead of a crucial Lower House vote to formally appoint the prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/30/japan/politics/dpp-opposition-parties-politics/ #japan #politics #dpp #yuichirotamaki #cdp #yoshihikonoda #nipponishinnokai #nobuyukibaba #jcp

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito may lose their majority in the Lower House election Sunday, according to early projections by NHK, a scenario that would require a third party to join the coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/27/japan/politics/lower-house-election-results/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #jcp

The heads of Japanese political parties traveled a total of 84,302 kilometers across Japan, equivalent to more than two laps around the earth, for stump speeches during the 12-day official campaign period for Sunday's general election, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/27/japan/politics/political-parties-heads-traveling-distance/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #cdp #komeito #jcp #nipponishinnokai #democraticpartyforthepeople #socialdemocraticparty #sanseito #reiwashinsengumi

In Japan, terms like "progressive," "liberal," "conservative," and "nationalist" may sound familiar but do not align with their meanings in other democracies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/25/japan/japanese-political-labels/ #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #2024lowerhouseelection #cdp #dpp #jcp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

Former LDP member Hiroshige Seko's decision to seek a Lower House seat as an independent candidate in Wakayama — taking on the son of party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai — has bewildered constituents and catapulted his district into the national spotlight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/25/japan/politics/seko-nikai-ldp-wakayama/ #japan #politics #ldp #2024lowerhouseelection #hiroshigeseko #nobuyasunikai #toshihironikai #cdp #jcp #shinzoabe #wakayama

The Tokyo No. 1 district, at the heart of the capital, has always been a competitive electoral battleground for candidates of the LDP and CDP — and this time is no different. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/23/japan/media/tokyo-no-1-district/ #japan #media #ldp #cdp #nipponishin #jcp

Both ruling and opposition parties in Japan are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/19/japan/politics/2024-lower-house-election-regional-revitalization/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishin #jcp

The electoral race in Tokyo's Hachioji is emblematic of the present state of Japanese politics, where the ruling LDP is grappling with a widespread backlash but the opposition is struggling to capitalize on the public’s lingering dissatisfaction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/18/japan/politics/general-election-tokyo-24-race/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #koichihagiuda #yoshifuarita #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #jcp #komeito

Six major Japanese opposition parties failed to unify candidates in 239, or about 80%, of the 289 single-seat constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Oct. 27 general election, as candidacy filing closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/16/japan/politics/opposition-parties-clash-constituencies/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #komeito #jcp #nipponishinnokai #2024lowerhouseelection

The Oct. 27 general election presents the CDP, Japan's largest opposition party, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present itself as a credible alternative to the scandal-tainted LDP. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/13/japan/politics/noda-interviewcdp/ #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cdp #jcp #dpp #nipponishinnokai #ldp #komeito #2024lowerhouseelection

The Japanese Communist Party is unlikely to withdraw its constituency candidates for cooperation with other opposition parties in the Oct. 27 general election, its leader, Tomoko Tamura, has indicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/13/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-jcp-interview/ #japan #politics #jcp #tomokotamura #cdp #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s sudden decision to call a general election on Oct. 27 has left opposition parties with little time to coordinate with one another to avoid multi-cornered fights that split the opposition vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/04/japan/politics/general-election-cdp-rush/ #japan #politics #cdp #nipponishinnokai #jcp #dpp

Yoshihiko Noda, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's new president, faces the difficult task of uniting the country's opposition to capitalize on voters disgruntled with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the next general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/26/japan/politics/cdp-ishin-noda/ #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cdp #ldp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #jcp

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s presidential election campaign will be contested by three veterans who mostly agree on broad policy goals but have differences over who to partner with in a potential ruling coalition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/06/japan/politics/cdp-leadership-election-kickoff/ #japan #politics #cdp #kentaizumi #yukioedano #yoshihikonoda #nipponishinnokai #dpp #jcp

Yukio Edano, who announced his candidacy in the leadership race of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday, has underlined his centrist approach ahead of a possible general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/23/japan/politics/cdp-edano-policy/ #japan #politics #yukioedano #cdp #nuclearenergy #jcp