Tokyo’s expansion of defence exports is less a rupture with pacifism than the culmination of decades of incremental loosening, writes Corey Wallace.
https://t.co/Q0XMg8lWJ0
The last time the @Mariners won the AL West…
Cal, 4 years old
Logan, 4 years
Naylor, 4 years
Robles, 4 years
Canzone, 4 years
Kirby, 3 years old
Brash, 3 years
Bryce, 3 years
Muñoz, 2 years old
Hancock, 2 years
Woo, 1 year old
Julio, 8 months
Cole, not born
Harry, not born
Dec.3: Session 3 focused on the "IP4" countries that are increasing their collaboration with NATO. Takeshi Sakade (Kyoto U) 🇯🇵, Bo Ram Kwon (KIDA) 🇰🇷, Claire Elias ( @AustraliaInJPN)🇦🇺, @CoreyJWallace (Kanagawa U) 🇳🇿, moderated by Amb. Kristin Iglum @NorAmbTokyo (@NorwayinJapan)
@Cadeyrnn With 6 million PR votes, many that might make a difference in SMDs, (albeit not this time), LDP still stuck with Komeito. Might be more of an immediate issue for Komeito in terms of what to do with the LDP as a partner!
DPFP did much better than they expected...giving away seats! (Basically they did not have enough names left on the PR list after many candidates unexpectedly were elected in single member districts)
DPFP leader Tamaki Yuichiro revealed that he met RENGO President Yoshino Tomoko and told her that his party has no plans to join the LDP-Komeito coalition, instead opting to discuss policy cooperation with the LDP, CDP, and other interested parties.
https://t.co/5Lsl2kL4dR
DPFP and Ishin will be wary of growing too close to the LDP (as Komeito has been rudely awakened to!). They have both put a lot of effort into differentiating themselves from both the LDP and CDP as the "constructive opposition." Joining a ruling coalition might make that harder.
Important numbers. A simple majority not enough to ensure smooth lawmaking/policy implementation. May, however, make more sense for Ishiba/LDP to hammer out a "confidence and supply" agreement with both DPFP and Ishin (as insurance so one party on own cannot hold LDP to ransom)
Road to majority for LDP & Komeito = + 18
To stable majority = +29
To absolute stable majority = +46
To supermajority = +95
DPFP alone could provide simple majority, while Ishin alone could provide up to stable majority. Together, a 4-party arrangement hits absolute majority.
In such a case, LDP/Komeito coalition will continue as a minority government, but DPFP and Ishin promise for the time being to support a LDP PM in confidence votes and to passing the budget (with their own goodies thrown in, of course).