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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 …

Imperial House Law amendment passes Lower House, headed for enactment after centrist backing Imperial House Law amendment passed the Lower House on July 10, 2026, after centrist lawmakers shifted to …

Imperial Household Law revision sparks criticism over contradiction with separate-surname stance Proposed Imperial Household Law revision would keep married female royals in the imperial register while their husbands and children …

Diet resumes as Prime Minister Takaichi agrees to concentrated sessions; key reforms remain stalled Diet resumes July 7, 2026 after PM Takaichi agrees to opposition demand for concentrated budget hearings …

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 …

Prime Minister Takaichi to Face Upper House Final Accounts Committee on July 6, Outcomes Could Shape Diet Before July 17 Prime Minister Takaichi will appear July 6 before the Upper …

Dentsu to Take Dentsu Soken Private as Fujitsu and Trading House Line Up $1.2bn Investment Dentsu to take Dentsu Soken private with Fujitsu and a trading house expected to invest …

Speaker Mori Presses for Prime Minister Takaichi’s Diet Attendance, Calls to End Parliamentary Deadlock Speaker Eisuke Mori on July 1 urged swift Diet normalization and pressed for Prime Minister Takaichi …

Hirao Town landslide buries home; one missing and three injured as rescue continues Hirao Town landslide on June 26 buried a home; one resident missing, three injured. Police, firefighters and …