https://www.alojapan.com/1226694/ldp-faces-headwinds-in-tokyo-assembly-election-2/ LDP faces headwinds in Tokyo assembly election #CDP #DPP #LDP #LOCALGOVERNMENT #ShinjiIshimaru #Tokyo #TokyoMetropolitanAssembly #TokyoMetropolitanGovernment #TokyoTopics #TominFirst #YurikoKoike #東京 #東京都 With three months to go until a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, things are not going in favor of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has been hit with political funds scandals at both the national level and in the assembly. The focal p…

A supplementary provision in the bill says that lawmakers will "continue to consider and take necessary measures" regarding people filing candidacies to back others. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/16/japan/politics/political-parties-election-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #upperhouse #tokyometropolitanassembly #misinformation

LDP accountant Hidekatsu Yajima has been fined ¥1 million for underreporting ¥63 million in slush fund revenues and expenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-assembly-ldp-accountant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #ldp #tokyometropolitanassembly #politicalfunds #japanesecourts

Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) aims to reach undecided voters in this summer's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election using social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/26/japan/politics/tomin-first-ototake-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tominfirst #tokyo #socialmedia #tokyometropolitanassembly

The Liberal Democratic Party group in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly said Thursday that 26 people will make corrections to their funds reports in the wake of a political money scandal involving the group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/24/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-ldp-funds-reports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyometropolitanassembly #ldp #politicalfunds

An accountant of the Liberal Democratic Party’s bloc in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has been indicted for underreporting over ¥60 million ($386,000) of the group’s income and expenditure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/17/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-ldp-political-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyometropolitanassembly #ldp #politicalfunds

Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, has unveiled a new political party, which he says will aim to field candidates in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/politics/ishimaru-new-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #shinjiishimaru #tokyometropolitanassembly #yurikokoike #ldp #dpp #tominfirstnokai

Around 20 members of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly were found to have omitted some revenues from fundraising parties in their political funds reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/13/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-ldp-fundraising/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #tokyometropolitanassembly

The official campaign period for the July 7 by-elections in nine districts of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly kicked off on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/28/japan/politics/tokyo-assembly-by-elections/ #japan #politics #tokyometropolitanassembly #ldp #cdp