2026 Apr 08 - 14

POLITICS
FY2026 budget funding military buildup with tax hikes and cuts in social welfare enacted
Gov’t proposed bill criticized as first step toward introducing military-draft system
[Editorial]Japan should formally apologize for intrusion by armed SDF officer into Chinese embassy
Half of total political party subsidies will go to LDP
JCP exchanges views on key bills with SDP
Japanese and US gov’ts should quickly, unconditionally implement 30-year-old agreement on return of US Futenma base in Okinawa
JCP-supported candidate defeats LDP rival in Tokyo’s Nerima mayoral race
PM Takaichi’s ‘Aiming for initiating constitutional revision in a year’ remark runs counter to constitutionalism

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