Opposition forces jointly submitted a bill to parliament on Monday to revise the political funds control law in the wake of a slush fund scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives, the parliament’s lower chamber, by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), the Democratic … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taiwan’s recent Presidential and national assembly elections threw up interesting results. President-elect Lai Ching-te has long been seen by China as a pro-independence figure. Shen Ming-shih, director at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defence and Security Research, spoke with Rudroneel Ghosh about what this means for China-Taiwan relations, US involvement and East Asian stability:In … Read more
Yuichiro Tamaki was re-elected on Saturday as the head of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People, as he faces the task of dealing with his party’s relationship with the ruling camp ahead of a possible Cabinet reshuffle sometime this month. “We will cooperate beyond ruling and opposition parties toward the implementation of our … Read more