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Sub-Capital Bill Faces Expert Backlash as Diet Panel Prepares Fast-Track Vote Japan’s House of Councillors special committee heard sharp criticism on July 23, 2026, as experts questioned the legal design …

Sub-capital bill faces broad public resistance as 60% oppose rushing passage, poll shows July 18–19 nationwide phone poll: 60% say it is unnecessary to rush passage of the sub-capital bill …

Flag desecration bill clears Upper House committee amid constitutional warnings New bill to criminalize public damage to Japan’s national flag passed a key Upper House committee on July 16, 2026, …

Upper House panel approves Imperial Household Law amendment, full chamber vote set for July 17 House panel approved Imperial Household Law amendment July 16, allowing female royals to keep status …

Prime Minister Takaichi Meets Yoshimura Over House of Representatives Seat Reduction and Vice-Capital Bills Japan’s ruling coalition faced a high-stakes meeting on July 7, 2026, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi …

Takaichi Defends House of Representatives Seat Reduction as Ruling Bloc Forces Lower House Deliberations Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended the House of Representatives seat reduction on July 6, 2026, telling …

Government unveils Imperial Household Law revision to allow adoption of former imperial males Government unveils Imperial Household Law revision on June 26, 2026 to allow male-line adoptees from former imperial …

Japan Begins Diet Debate on Bill to Criminalize Flag Desecration Lawmakers opened deliberations on June 24, 2026, over a flag desecration bill that would make damaging the Japanese national flag …

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 …