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Japan Innovation Party

Japan Innovation Party
A prominent Osaka based conservative and centre-right to right-wing populist political party. Its main areas of focus include decentralisation, constitutional reform, free education and economic liberalisation.
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force soldiers walk in front of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher during military drills in the Philippines on May 6. Photo: Reuters
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Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

A right-wing parliamentary supermajority is paving the way for Tokyo to amend its post-war pacifist constitution.

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Japanese MP’s claim China eyes Antarctic ‘treasure trove’ dismissed

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Japan enacts law centralising intelligence gathering

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Japan’s PM revives push to criminalise defacing national flag

It is already a crime to damage a foreign flag in Japan. Now, emboldened by a massive election win, the PM wants to protect her own.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks next to a Japanese national flag during a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on February 9. Photo: Reuters
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A doomed experiment? Japan’s opposition struggles to regroup amid crushing loss

A 124-seat collapse has left the Centrist Reform Alliance in tatters, with observers calling the defeat a ‘debacle of epic proportions’.

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Opinion | Will Japan’s election result trigger a security spiral with China?

The result of Japan’s election has altered Tokyo’s domestic political calculus while raising the stakes for regional stability.

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Takaichi wins election landslide amid China dispute

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a supermajority in the nation’s lower house, even after comments about Taiwan triggered economic reprisals from China.

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Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi sweeps election with historic win

Sanae Takaichi’s coalition secures 352 seats in parliament’s lower house, handing the prime minister a supermajority.

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Japan workshop helps young voters spot deepfakes ahead of general election

Digital platforms are trying to curb the adverse impact of disinformation and fake news on Generation Z ahead of Japan’s election on Sunday.

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Japan set to revive WWII military titles in controversial shift

While some argue the change aligns Japan with global norms, others say better pay – not historical titles – is what soldiers really need.

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A Japanese soldier watches the suburbs of Shanghai ablaze in this undated colourised photograph. Photo: Getty Images
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Japan’s Takaichi seeks mandate, improved majority with snap election: poll

The election outlook remains uncertain, with almost a quarter of voters undecided ahead of the February 8 election.

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Japan’s Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi (centre) delivers a speech during the House of Representatives election campaign in Kani, Gifu prefecture on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Macroscope | Could Japan stop being the ballast of the bond market?

A lower house election victory would give flight to Prime Minister Takaichi’s fiscal expansionism – and introduce upheaval far beyond Japan.

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Security or freedom? Japan’s proposed anti-spy laws raise human rights concerns

Prime Minister Takaichi’s plans to tighten spying and secrecy rules could be used to stifle free speech and media freedom, analysts say.

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Japan’s populist debt-fuelled spending plan alarms economists

With the yen already weak, experts fear the massive borrowing scheme will drive up import costs for everything from food to fuel.

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A man looks at a board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last month. Photo: AFP
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Could Osaka be Japan’s second capital? Takaichi appears to demur on ally’s plan

A key demand of the Japan Innovation Party in its alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party is for Osaka to be Tokyo’s backup capital.

Tourists visiting the main crossroads of the popular Shinsekai area in Osaka as Tsutenkaku Tower (centre) looms in the background. Osaka is traditionally a more liberal city. Photo: AFP
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‘Peace-loving’ Japan to ease weapons export rules amid rising security tensions

The three principles guiding defence equipment exports and broader security tenets are expected to be updated.

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Video | Parliament elects Japan’s first female leader

A newly forged coalition between Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and the Ishin Party may lead to instability, posing a threat to her new administration.

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Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female PM, ending political crisis

The LDP chief, who heads a fragile coalition, faces multiple challenges including tackling inflation and holding talks with Trump.

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Sanae Takaichi receives applause after being elected as Japan’s prime minister at the Lower House of Parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
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‘Weirdest alliance’: Japan’s new ruling coalition tipped for collapse

The Innovation Party’s backing looks set to make Sanae Takaichi Japan’s first female PM, but analysts don’t expect their alliance to last.

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Controversy overshadows policy in race to be Japan’s next PM

Koizumi has had to apologise over an orchestrated online praise campaign, while Takaichi is facing accusations of xenophobia.

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Is Japan becoming anti-immigrant? Far-right parties gain momentum

Ahead of the House of Councillors election on Sunday, rival parties are stepping up their rhetoric over the presence of foreigners in Japan.

Voters listen to Sohei Kamiya, leader of the opposition Sanseito party in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 3. Photo: Kyodo
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