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LDP seeks to punish malicious AI operators for misuse of images

Asahi News 24 Apr 2026
The LDP’s “AI and web3 subcommittee,” chaired by former digital transformation minister Masaaki Taira, compiled the draft proposal titled “AI White Paper 2.0” to strengthen the law.
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LDP commission compiling first suggestions to bolster defense

Asahi News 23 Apr 2026
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.
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LDP pushes flag desecration law; expert questions its necessity

Asahi News 17 Apr 2026
Along with coalition partner Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), the LDP aims to enact the legislation during the current Diet session ... Takayuki Kobayashi, the LDP’s Policy Research Council chair, ...
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Top spokesman shifts on having SDF singer at LDP event

Asahi News 16 Apr 2026
The controversy began on April 12, when a member of the Ground SDF sang the "Kimigayo" in uniform at the LDP's annual convention ... But the distinction has been questioned, even within the LDP. One LDP ...
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VOX POPULI: Takaichi backing GSDF member at LDP convention a slap to the people

Asahi News 16 Apr 2026
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China wears two hats. It is the national army of China and also the army of the Communist Party of China ... The Self-Defense Forces do not exist for the LDP, nor for any political party, for that matter ... * * * ... .
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Japan spokesman urges "reflection" over anthem by SDF member at LDP event

Kyodo 15 Apr 2026
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 ...
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Koizumi backs SDF member who sang national anthem for LDP

Asahi News 14 Apr 2026
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.
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LDP's renewed push for constitutional revision sparks public doubts in Japan

People Daily 13 Apr 2026
According to local media reports, LDP President Sanae 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 ...
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Japan's ruling LDP renews pledge to amend Constitution in new vision

Kyodo 11 Apr 2026
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.
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Much-criticized retrial reform bill delayed by LDP lawmakers

Asahi News 06 Apr 2026
During the LDP’s prior screening of the draft bill, many lawmakers demanded a ban on prosecutors’ appeals, leading the Justice Ministry to conclude that revising the legislation was inevitable.
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LDP gives up on last-minute approval for fiscal 2026 plan

Asahi News 30 Mar 2026
Earlier on March 30, Yoshihiko Isozaki, the LDP's Upper House Diet 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 ... .
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Japan’s On-Chain Finance Revolution: LDP Launches Groundbreaking AI-Blockchain Project Team

Bitcoin World 24 Mar 2026
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.
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ZTZ increases LDP shipments in February

Kallanish Commodities 20 Mar 2026
Russia's Zagorsk Pipe Works (ZTZ) has increased its large-diameter pipe (LDP) shipments to the domestic market, ....
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TMK delivers first laser-welded LDP for gas pipeline

Kallanish Commodities 16 Mar 2026
Pipemaker TMK says it is the first Russian company to ship a commercial batch of large-diameter ....
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LDP turns to its numbers to rush budget through Lower House

Asahi News 14 Mar 2026
The opposition Democratic 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.
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