Politics
Japan's leak response shifts the cost to ordinary internet users
A government package blames companies for weak security, then proposes blocking that would cut into everyone's communications privacy.
Opposition leaders seize on Ishiba's abstention in consumption tax vote
The DPFP and Komeito chiefs say the bill is so flawed that even senior LDP figures would not back it, as Upper House debate opens.
Aichi assembly vice speaker resigns after driving into Asian Games venue without pass
Shu Narita quit the post after a weekly magazine reported he pushed past security guards in his own car; the assembly approved the resignation and picked a replacement from his old party.
Two LDP tax panel deputies to quit after walking out on tax-cut vote
Yuko Obuchi and Yoshihisa Furukawa say they will step down as deputy chairs of the party's tax research commission after being reprimanded for leaving the chamber before the consumption tax cut bill was put to a vote.
Osaka metropolis plan sets New Year's Day 2031 for ward switch
The legal council agreed the transition date, but voters must first approve abolishing Osaka city in a referendum expected alongside the April 2027 unified local elections.
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