Former Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko says he plans to run for president of the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party. (NHK)
In the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential race, public opinion polls indicate that Ishiba and Koizumi are leading in popularity.
The Japanese government has decided to allocate nearly the entire 1 trillion yen contingency fund from this fiscal year's budget to cover subsidies for electricity, gas, and gasoline prices that have been resumed and extended.
Japan has lodged a strong protest with China after a Chinese warplane intruded into Japanese airspace on Monday. (NHK)
Taro Kono, the Digital Minister, held a press conference at the National Diet Building on Monday, officially announcing his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election for the third time.
Former Secretary-General of the main governing Liberal Democratic Party Ishiba Shigeru has declared his candidacy for party president. (NHK)
As Japan’s fertility rate continues to reach new lows — with a total fertility rate of 1.2 in 2023 — the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun to subsidise elective egg freezing (EEF). The goal of this strategy is not to strengthen women’s autonomy, but rather to encourage the continued creation of traditional families in a changing society that makes having and raising children more difficult. (East Asia Forum)
Shinjiro Koizumi, former Minister of the Environment, has indicated his intention to run in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, set to take place on September 27.