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Government Presents Imperial Household Law Amendment Outline; Diet Leaders Defer Approval of Detailed Guidelines June 22, 2026 — Diet presiding officers accepted an outline for the Imperial Household Law amendment …

Takaichi Proposes Amendment to Vice-Capital Plan Referendum Rules PM Takaichi on June 22 urged narrowing the voter base for a referendum tied to the vice-capital plan, seeking to shift any …

Diet leaders approve Imperial Household Law amendment outline; detailed guidelines deferred to June 25 meeting Diet leaders accepted the Imperial Household Law amendment outline on June 22, 2026; detailed guidelines …

Takaichi Says Food Consumption Tax Cut Will Be Reversed Two Years After Implementation On June 22, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Diet the proposed food consumption tax cut is …

Takaichi to submit secretary’s statement to Budget Committee amid slander video reports Takaichi will submit a secretary’s statement to the Diet over reports her aide helped post slanderous videos and …

Sub-capital plan referendum provision draws constitutional challenge over expanded Osaka voter pool Legal scholars say the sub-capital plan (副首都構想) bill’s clause to expand Osaka’s referendum electorate to prefecture residents may …

U.S.-Iran talks begin in Switzerland amid deep divisions over Hormuz and Lebanon U.S.-Iran talks opened June 21 in Buergenstock, Switzerland, seeking a final end to hostilities under a 60-day window …

Asahi poll: 57% of Japanese doubt prices will fall after US–Iran accord; public split on SDF deployment Asahi poll: 57% of respondents say they cannot expect prices to fall after …

Tokai University Osaka Gyosei High School rugby bullying: student loses consciousness after choking incident Tokai University Osaka Gyosei High School confirmed a Dec. 31, 2025 rugby choking incident as a …