Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima Will Not Seek Re-Election in November, Ending Record-Long Tenure

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Hyogo flags 2030 ‘early rehabilitation’ risk after bond-law breach; 10% public works cuts eyed from FY2027

July 14, 2026 66

Japan and Australia Seal Economic Security Declaration; Takaichi Hails “Major Outcome” amid Middle East Tensions

May 5, 2026 166

Takaichi avoids legal verdict on U.S.-Israel strikes as Tokyo braces for possible Hormuz tanker-escort request

March 7, 2026 276

PM Takaichi’s Catalog Gifts to All Newly Elected LDP MPs Spur Scrutiny; Officials Say Gesture Falls Within Permissible Bounds

February 25, 2026 249

Ex-Tokyo assembly member arrested over alleged campaign worker payments in Tokyo’s 7th district; party leader issues apology

February 21, 2026 277

Japan Files Formal Protest Over Chinese Foreign Minister’s Remarks at Munich Security Conference

February 17, 2026 312

Japan’s Worst-Case Taiwan Scenario—and the Hidden Factors That Could Stop It

February 16, 2026 463

Sanaenomics Begins: Takaichi’s Landslide Delivers Supermajority Power as Markets Surge and Currency Signals Caution

February 13, 2026 212

Japan’s New Centrist Bloc Votes Tomorrow: A Leadership Race Among Strangers

February 13, 2026 233

Nishinomiya finds more ballots than voters; officials invoke rare “minus take-home” fix, final result stands

February 9, 2026 294

Takaichi warns minister over “closest to a foreign country” remark about Northern Territories

November 10, 2025 323

Is the LDP Leadership Race Losing Its Relevance?

September 27, 2025 247

Japan's First Female Prime Minister Faces Rocky Path Ahead

September 23, 2025 172

Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Announces Bid for LDP Leadership Race

September 17, 2025 189