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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.
Representatives from Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance hold its political campaign posters at a press conference in Tokyo on January 20. Photo: AFP
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Chief of Japan’s biggest lower house opposition party confirms alliance’s split

The Centrist Reform Alliance was formed in January to counter the ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan changes rules to save shrinking monarchy, but bars female emperors

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Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

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

A polar law expert says the continent’s strict mining ban has no expiry date, despite concerns raised in Japan’s parliament.

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An aerial view of China’s Qinling Station, the country’s fifth research station in Antarctica, in 2024. Photo: Xinhua
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Japan enacts law centralising intelligence gathering

The move is a significant first step in the government’s plans to expand Japan’s counter-espionage architecture.

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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.

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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’.

Yoshihiko Noda (left) and Tetsuo Saito announce their resignation as co-leaders of the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
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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’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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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.

Students participate in a workshop on misinformation and disinformation, where an image created by generative AI is displayed and analysed, in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo
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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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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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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.

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield, seen on a screen outside a brokerage in Tokyo on January 21, touched its highest in a century this month. Photo: Reuters
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
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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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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.

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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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A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force Mogami-class frigate JS Niyodo (FFM-7) sailing in an undisclosed location. Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates. Photo: Australian Defence Force / AFP
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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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‘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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Sanae Takaichi (right), the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, meets Hirofumi Yoshimura (second left) and Fujmitake Fuijta, leaders of the Japan Innovation Party in parliament in Tokyo, on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP
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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.

Japan’s former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi currently lead the LDP leadership race. Photo: AFP
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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.

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