Tag Archives: Legislators

On Thursday, the Supreme Court noted that the government should consider increasing the number of special courts set up to exclusively try criminal cases against former deputies and members of Parliament (MP) and members of Legislative Assemblies (MLA). There are currently 12 courts of this type constituted by the central …

TOKYO: With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announcing his plans to resign for health reasons, members of his ruling party are maneuvering furiously ahead of an internal vote that will ultimately decide his successor. Executives from Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party met on Tuesday and decided that the Sept. 14 vote …