The LDP’s “AI and web3 subcommittee,” chaired by former digital transformation minister Masaaki Taira, compiled the draft proposal titled “AI White Paper2.0” to strengthen the law.
The LDP plans to conduct two more rounds of committee talks on other issues, such as improving the treatment of SDF personnel as part of the human foundations of defense, strengthening the defense industry, and securing economic security.
The controversy began on April 12, when a member of the GroundSDF sang the "Kimigayo" in uniform at the LDP's annual convention ... But the distinction has been questioned, even within the LDP. One LDP ...
Speaking in parliament, chief Cabinet secretary and LDP lawmaker Minoru Kihara said he understood the appearance did not violate the law, but added that "whether it could give rise to political ...
The controversy arose after a female Ground Self-Defense Force member, introduced as "the soprano singer the GSDF is proud of," belted out the "Kimigayo" at the LDP convention held at a hotel in Tokyo on April 12.
According to local media reports, LDPPresidentSanae Takaichi stressed in a speech at the annual gathering that "the time has come" to reform the constitution ... The LDP also adopted its 2026 campaign ...
Ken Saito, head of the LDP team in charge of crafting the vision, said at a press conference that now is "the most precarious moment" for Japan's security in the LDP's 70-year history, referring to the recent U.S.-Iran conflict.
During the LDP’s prior screening of the draft bill, many lawmakers demanded a ban on prosecutors’ appeals, leading the JusticeMinistry to conclude that revising the legislation was inevitable.
Earlier on March 30, Yoshihiko Isozaki, the LDP's Upper HouseDiet Affairs Committee chair, proposed to his CDP counterpart Yoshitaka Saito that deliberations on the fiscal 2026 budget be held on April 1 and 2 in the Upper House ... .
Representative Masaaki Taira, a prominent Web3 advocate within the LDP, confirmed the team’s inaugural meeting through official channels ... The LDP team will examine several key areas including.
The oppositionDemocratic Party for the People signed an agreement with the LDP late in 2025 seeking budget approval by the end of the current fiscal year at the end of March ... LDP won a supermajority.