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Japan’s Three-Party Realignment Stalls as Centrists Launch Hokkaido Forum

Policy rifts, combined with Japan’s open-list rules, now threaten the three-party realignment.

Japan Deploys Upgraded Type-12 Missiles to Kyushu, Signaling Counterstrike Shift

Tokyo High Court Upholds Unification Church Dissolution, Triggering Immediate Liquidation

Japan Weighs Co-Listing on Strict IDs as It Prepares Wider Legal Use of Former Surnames

Report Says U.S. Led January Yen 'Rate Checks,' Ready to Join Intervention

Noda Eyes No-Confidence Bid as LDP Seeks DPFP to Broaden Ruling Coalition

Kuroda to Lead Imperial Household Agency as Ex–Tokyo Police Chief Ogata Named Deputy

Imperial Household Puts 3,828-Page Official Chronicle of Empress Kojun Online

Japan's Prime Minister Caught Napping During Re-Election Vote

Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Vandalized Again

Godzilla Minus One Surpasses Parasite in Box Office Earnings