Youth participation in campaigning constitutional right

The Tokyo District Court ruled that a blanket ban on voluntary election campaigning by minors constitutes a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution, pointing out that election campaigning is guaranteed as a form of freedom of expression.

JCP urges Hokkaido governor to make efforts for immediate release of Japanese journalist detained by Russia

The JCP Hokkaido Prefectural Assemblymembers’ Group submitted a written request demanding that the governor file a strong protest against the detention of a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter by Russia and work toward his immediate release.

LDP as compromise proposes to opposition parties a reduction of 31 Lower House seats

The Liberal Democratic Party presented the opposition parties with a compromise proposal to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31.