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Thank you for taking part in this year's Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ) Special Election. This is the printable ballot for this year's special election. Voting begins on May 16th (Sat). You can access the printable ballot from this page. Alternatively you can submit your ballot digitally. You can access the ballot from the email we sent to all DAJ members with the subject line "[BALLOT ENCLOSED]…
Notice of the DAJ Annual General Meeting - Save the Date! Sat, June 6, 2:00-4pm JST This will be a hybrid meeting involving members from throughout Japan Virtual doors and Tokyo Venue will open 1:30pm for mingling and socializing Please come to the annual meeting for an overview of everything we did and to meet the candidates for national office! At our meeting we will hear from the national…
The 2026 Nomination and Election Committee (NEC) of Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ) is proud to call a special election for current vacancies, and call upon our membership to submit their nominations for the 2026 DAJ Special Election . The call for nominations is for the following positions: DA Japan National Secretary DA Japan Legal Counsel DA Japan Member-at-Large, Kyushu-Shikoku-Okinawa DA Japan…
This Manifesto was prepared by one of our DAJ volunteers for the DAJ Kanto protest held on July 4th, 2025, in front of the mini Statue of Liberty at Odaiba in Tokyo. We will fight for Human rights of migrants and immigrants Trump has consistently denied the humanity of immigrants and migrants, specifically targeting Black and brown people, and including undocumented migrants, documented temporary…
Hey, U.S. Citizens! Unhappy that your government is: Sending U.S. troops and the National Guard into U.S. cities to bolster mass deportations? Handcuffing and arresting opposition politicians? Threatening to drag Is dragging the U.S. into another mid-east forever war? Spending 10s of millions of taxpayer dollars on a military parade in an effort to project menacing force on the leader's birthday?…
The 2025 DAJ Bylaws Committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 proposed bylaws changes. Votes were counted on 5/18 from 10am and recorded by the DAJ Bylaws Committee as follows: Total ballots cast: 38 ballots All submitted via digital means All ballots were complete and membership could be confirmed. SECTION 1 - Proofreading and Edits - RESULTS: 38 YES (100%) PASSED SECTION 2 -…
UPDATE 6/18: The write-in candidate for National Secretary declined the position and the write-in candidate for National Counsel did not respond within the 30 day deadline. Therefore, both positions are vacant. The results below have been updated to reflect these updates. The 2025 National Nomination and Election Committee (NEC) of Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ) is proud to announce the results of…
🌟 From your DAJ National Officers! We hope you have been enjoying Golden Week. With DAJ elections underway, we will be wrapping up our term soon. As we work through transitions, there may be an adjustment period and some changes in our operations. We would appreciate your understanding when the time comes. Until then, please check below for the 2025 DAJ AGM minutes, information about DA…
🌟From your DAJ National Officers! We held a successful Annual General Meeting this past Saturday, being able to confirm quorum promptly and getting through each agenda point efficiently to end the meeting ten minutes early, sharing laughs along the way. Thank you to all members who attended both virtually and in-person! Minutes from the meeting will be shared once they are ready, but here is the…
In advance of the April 19, 2025 DAJ Annual General meeting we would like to share our presentation slides REPORT to the membership and tell you a bit about what is coming next. Prior to the AGM please review the PROPOSED BYLAWS DOCUMENT, which was s hared in the MARCH 29 mailing to the members. Voting begins April 25 when the digital and PDF ballots go out to members by email - check your in box…
