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DPJ task force compiles proposal on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Yamada (3rd from R, front), a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks on Nov. 9, 2011, during a press conference in Tokyo after the party's project team compiled a proposal on Japan's stance on talks for a Pacific free trade agreement. Yamada, a former farm minister, is known for being a staunch opponent of Japan's participation in negotiations for the pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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DPJ task force compiles proposal on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Seiji Maehara, policy chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks with reporters on Nov. 9, 2011, in Tokyo after the party's project team compiled a proposal on Japan's stance on talks for a Pacific free trade agreement. Maehara said that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has the discretion to decide whether Japan should join talks for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership pact.

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Meeting of DPJ task force on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Yoshio Hachiro (C), head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's project team on whether to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework, speaks at a meeting of the team in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011, while Seiji Maehara (L, facing), the DPJ's policy chief, and others applaud.

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DPJ quake task force deputy head plays golf in Philippines

MANILA, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Hajime Ishii (L), deputy head of its task force to deal with the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, plays golf in the suburbs of Manila on May 5, 2011.

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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24.

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Opposition DPJ special team to grill Amari over bribery claims

Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2016. A task force of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan agreed the same day to keep demanding that Amari provide a clear explanation over allegations he received money in return for doing favors for a construction company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ quake task force deputy head plays golf in Philippines

MANILA, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Hajime Ishii (L), deputy head of its task force to deal with the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, plays golf in the suburbs of Manila on May 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24. (Kyodo)

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DPJ task force compiles proposal on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Yamada (3rd from R, front), a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks on Nov. 9, 2011, during a press conference in Tokyo after the party's project team compiled a proposal on Japan's stance on talks for a Pacific free trade agreement. Yamada, a former farm minister, is known for being a staunch opponent of Japan's participation in negotiations for the pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Kyodo)

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DPJ task force compiles proposal on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Seiji Maehara, policy chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks with reporters on Nov. 9, 2011, in Tokyo after the party's project team compiled a proposal on Japan's stance on talks for a Pacific free trade agreement. Maehara said that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has the discretion to decide whether Japan should join talks for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership pact. (Kyodo)

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Meeting of DPJ task force on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Yoshio Hachiro (C), head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's project team on whether to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework, speaks at a meeting of the team in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011, while Seiji Maehara (L, facing), the DPJ's policy chief, and others applaud. (Kyodo)