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Japanese Diet
![Power and Money in Japanese Politics Power and Money in Japanese Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-12-21.jpg)
Power and Money in Japanese Politics
By Daisuke Akimoto
What the annual income and terms of office for Japanese lawmakers tell us about bribery and corruption in the Diet.
![Liberal Gender Equality Bill Passed in Conservative Japan Liberal Gender Equality Bill Passed in Conservative Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/Japanese_diet_outside.jpg)
Liberal Gender Equality Bill Passed in Conservative Japan
By Kirara Tsutsui
Voters must now step up to address Japan's political gender gap.
![Abe Makes a Surprise Appearance, Hails 45 Years of Japan-China Relations Abe Makes a Surprise Appearance, Hails 45 Years of Japan-China Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-xi-and-abe.jpg)
Abe Makes a Surprise Appearance, Hails 45 Years of Japan-China Relations
By Charlotte Gao
Abe was the first Japanese PM in 15 years to attend the Chinese embassy in Tokyo's National Day celebration.
![Abe Dissolves the Diet, Snap Elections Set for October Abe Dissolves the Diet, Snap Elections Set for October](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rts1dnar.jpg)
Abe Dissolves the Diet, Snap Elections Set for October
By Zachary Torrey
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is capitalizing on his recently higher approval ratings to renew his party's mandate.
![Japan Moves (Slowly) Toward Electoral Reform Japan Moves (Slowly) Toward Electoral Reform](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-02_17-19-35.jpg)
Japan Moves (Slowly) Toward Electoral Reform
By Mina Pollmann
Prime Minister Abe has pushed forward the timetable for reform, but critics say his plan doesn't go far enough.
![How Does Japan's LDP Plan to Pass Security Reform? How Does Japan's LDP Plan to Pass Security Reform?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-09_19-22-30.jpg)
How Does Japan's LDP Plan to Pass Security Reform?
By Mina Pollmann
With the 60-day rule, the Diet juggles technicalities and the LDP presses forward its bill reinterpreting Article 9.
Have Aliens Tried to Invade Japan?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan's Defense Minister faced unusual questions from a lawmaker this week.
![Japan’s State Secret Law Unmolested Japan’s State Secret Law Unmolested](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-16_05-27-09.jpg)
Japan’s State Secret Law Unmolested
By Clint Richards
Civil society and a fractured opposition are unable to influence the government’s new power.
![Shinzo Abe’s Big Plans for the Coming Diet Session Shinzo Abe’s Big Plans for the Coming Diet Session](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-16_12-43-31.jpg)
Shinzo Abe’s Big Plans for the Coming Diet Session
By Clint Richards
The Japanese prime minister has his eye on tax reform and Japan’s looming population crisis.
![The Day After Abe’s Panel Report on Collective Self-Defense The Day After Abe’s Panel Report on Collective Self-Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-16_04-35-06.jpg)
The Day After Abe’s Panel Report on Collective Self-Defense
By Clint Richards
The LDP has made its case for collective self-defense. Will coalition partner New Komeito influence the process?
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