14+ hour, 29+ min ago  (111+ words) Thousands of demonstrators have rallied outside the Japanese parliament in protest at government moves to revise a pacifist constitution, which has been in place since 1947. The Lower House had approved a bill that will ease procedures for amendments to the…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago  (162+ words) Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)--Junya Ogawa, leader of Japan's main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, on Friday urged the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito to formally enter negotiations with the CRA on a merger among the three parties. Ogawa…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (602+ words) Posted today at 4: 19am The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles. He's also an experienced politician whose career…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (196+ words) View all posts by Kentaro Kuroki " TOKYO " The National Council on Social Security appears to be in the final stages of settling on a plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food items to 1%, and effectively to 0% " a figure…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (372+ words) LDP tax chief Itsunori Onodera speaks at a working-level meeting of the National Council on Social Security held inside the Diet on the afternoon of June 17. (Sankei/Ataru Haruna) A proposal floated by Liberal Democratic Party Research Commission on the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (852+ words) 25-26 Samajwadi Party MPs ready to defect, claims Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Himanta calls Miya Muslims declaring Assamese their mother tongue a "fraud. Assam writers disagree Prey, habitat quality play key role in restoring tiger populations Uprooting a forest for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (146+ words) Lawmakers Should Reject Bill that Would Violate Freedom of Expression Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), along with its coalition partner Japan Innovation Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People, and Sanseito, jointly'submitted a bill on June 16 that…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (763+ words) Anthony Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to expand a caravan site in one Welsh county as part of a bid to meet the need for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation have been backed by councillors. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council was considering…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (32+ words) Placemaking Resource News of the Greater London Authority's new development vehicle and its debut investment in a 7000-home scheme lead our round up....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (166+ words) Following the Scottish Parliament election, FMB Scotland is calling on the new government to put construction at the heart of its agenda. Following the Scottish Parliament election, FMB Scotland has urged the incoming Scottish Government to place construction at the…...