U.S. President Donald Trump has complained about the one-sided nature of his country's bilateral security agreement with Japan. In response, the Japanese government underlined the pact's cooperative element. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/trump-japan-us-security-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #defense #yoshimasahayashi

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has signaled that Japan is unlikely to attend future meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/politics/hayashi-negative-future-meetings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #us #nihonhidankyo #nobelprize

The Japanese government is wary of the possibility of North Korea beefing up its military capabilities using the practical combat experience it gains from the participation of its troops in Russia's war against Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/24/japan/politics/japan-wary-n-koreas-combat-experience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #sdf #kimjongun #yoshimasahayashi

Hungarian police took disciplinary action taken against five officers for failing to respond to a Japanese woman's reports of domestic abuse by her ex-husband. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/japan/crime-legal/hungary-murder-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hungary #hungaryjapanrelations #budapest #yoshimasahayashi

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The Cabinet approved two bills on "active" cyberdefense security Friday, paving the way for Japan to acquire preemptive capability against cyberattacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/07/japan/politics/active-cyber-defense-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cybersecurity #diet #defense #yoshimasahayashi #cdp #yoshihikonoda

Japan remains noncommittal over the United States’ renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/05/japan/politics/japan-gulf-of-mexico/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #mexico #gulfofmexico #donaldtrump #names #yoshimasahayashi

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Saturday showed optimism for cooperating with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump over the issue of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/14/japan/politics/north-korea-abductions-trump-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #abductions

Japan is urging its citizens to leave Lebanon and has decided to prepare military flights for their possible evacuation, the government said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/japan/japan-to-dispatch-military-planes-to-lebanon/ #japan #lebanon #hezbollah #israel #yoshimasahayashi

The LDP’s presidential election happens Friday, with three front-runners leading a field of nine in a race that will determine the country’s next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/26/japan/politics/ldp-curtain-raiser/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has support from the biggest number of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in the race to pick the successor to the party's president, Fumio Kishida, a Jiji Press survey found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/22/japan/politics/koizumi-enjoys-most-ldp-support/ #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #yokokamikawa #ldp

Candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 27 presidential election face two basic, but politically difficult, choices about the country’s energy future: They determine what role nuclear power plays in the government's long-term strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/19/japan/politics/ldp-energy/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

Regional revitalization, work-life balance and the clarification of the Self-Defense Forces' position in the Constitution are among the top priorities that contenders for the ruling LDP presidency will pursue if they become prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/17/japan/politics/ldp-debate-about-priorities/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

The nine candidates vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party outlined their approach to the U.S. and China, among other concerns, during a joint news conference Saturday in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/14/japan/politics/ldp-presidential-hopefuls-us-china/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato #us #china

The Liberal Democratic Party's nine presidential hopefuls on Friday offered hints of their vision for the future of the party, and the country, outlining their positions on crucial policy at their first joint news conference after the start of campaigning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/13/japan/politics/ldp-first-presser-political-reform-economy/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

Kto zostanie japońskim premierem?

Do wyborów wewnętrznych rządzącej Partii Liberalno-Demokratycznej stanęła rekordowa liczba dziewięciu kandydatów. Lokalne media spekulują, że zwycięzca ogłosi przedterminowe wybory już pod koniec października lub na początku listopada.

Moim zdaniem wyścig rozstrzygnie się jednak w trójkącie: Koizumi, Ishiba i Kamikawa, która jest postrzegana jako zręczna przywódczyni, aspirująca do bycia mentorką młodszych polityczek. Koizumi może być za młody i budzić obawy establishmentu, że zdominuje partię na długie lata. Ishiba może mieć problemy z dojściem do szerszego elektoratu poza partią.

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Nine candidates are vying for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party, making the leadership race the most crowded in the ruling party’s history and one of the most unpredictable in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/japan/politics/curtain-raiser-ldp-presidential-election/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #tarokono #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa #takayukikobayashi #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato

Until now, it was relatively easy as a political observer to see who would prevail. That's no longer the case. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/08/japan/ldp-presidential-election-longform/ #commentary #japan #ldp #fumiokishida #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #toshimitsumotegi #tarokono #sanaetakaichi #katsunobukato #kensaito #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #yokokamikawa

In announcing his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi proposed a new independent agency to regulate the financing of electoral campaigns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/03/japan/politics/hayashi-announces-candidacy-ldp-leadership/ #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #fumiokishida #ldp

A Chinese military aircraft’s first-ever incursion into Japanese airspace is “utterly unacceptable” and is seen as a threat to Japan’s safety, the government’s top spokesman said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/27/japan/china-military-japan-airspace-incursion/ #japan #china #pla #chinajapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #yoshimasahayashi #foreignministry