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Prime Minister Takaichi's Daring Dismissal of the "Boss" of the Upper House: The "Dismissal" of Upper House Secretary-General Junichi Ishii Sparks New Controversy.

Even "sacred cows" are being disregarded. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will carry out personnel changes within the Liberal Democratic Party on the 16th and a cabinet reshuffle on the 17th. The de facto dismissal of Junichi Ishii, the Secretary-General of the House of Councillors and known as the "Don of the House of Councillors," has sent shockwaves through the party and Nagatacho (Japan's political center)...
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[Josei Jishin] "This is a reign of terror," muttered a journalist who has covered the Liberal Democratic Party for a long time. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (LDP President) has interfered in the personnel appointments of senior LDP members in the House of Councillors, which are considered a "sacred cow," in a series of party executive and cabinet appointments. "Junichi Ishii, who has served as the LDP House of Councillors Secretary-General sinc…

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The dismissal of Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Ishii in the House of Councillors has shaken Nagatacho (Japan's political center). What lies behind the LDP in the House of Councillors, which had been considered a "sacred cow," succumbing to Prime Minister Takaichi? We will analyze this, along with the future of the "Takaichi one-party rule."

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Even "sacred cows" are being disregarded. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will carry out personnel changes within the Liberal Democratic Party on the 16th and a cabinet reshuffle on the 17th. The de facto dismissal of Junichi Ishii, the Secretary-General of the House of Councillors and known as the "Don of the House of Councillors," has sent shockwaves through the party and Nagatacho (Japan's political center)...

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Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's executive appointments to be held on the 16th, Senator Matsuyama, chairman of the LDP's House of Councillors caucus, informed Senator Ishii, the party's secretary-general, of his decision not to reappoint him, on the afternoon of the 15th. Fuji TV political reporter Saito Sho reports live from the National Diet Press Club. While appointments in the House of Councillors are considered a "sacred cow" beyond…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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