Democratic Party of Japan

...defeat and nurtured by the long-ruling Liberal Democratic party. The two leaders will skate over the most pressing problem testing ties - DPJ calls for a review of a controversial plan to move a US Marine base in Okinawa - in search of more...

In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, DPJ, US, Tokyo, Climate change, Democratic Party, and Afghanistan

...some are extracted from suspects under duress. In its manifesto the Democratic Party, which won a general election in August, pledged to introduce full videotaping of interrogations. Japan's courts have a conviction rate of more than...

In this article: Amnesty International, Japan, Detainee, Suicide, Democratic Party, and Ministry of Justice

...minister, has waved aside Mr Gates's hopes for a resolution of the problem before Mr Obama makes the first US presidential visit since the DPJ ended more than half a century of domination over Japanese politics by the pro-US Liberal...

In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, US, Barack Obama, Tokyo, Okinawa, Washington, Katsuya Okada, Robert Gates, and Okinawa

...17:19 Japan's opposition Democratic party (DPJ) enjoys a strong lead over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) in the run-up to the August 30 general election, according to newspaper opinion polls published on Tuesday. The...

In this article: DPJ, LDP, Japan, Tokyo, Respondent, Diet, and Democratic Party

...general election, on Friday evening. The DPJ has said it wants to establish a more "equal" relationship with the US than was enjoyed by the long-ruling Liberal Democratic party it ousted in August. Mr Obama and Mr Hatoyama are expected to...

In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ, Asia, Tokyo, US, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Climate change, and Democratic Party