Elections
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Many Japanese party leaders support boosting defense capabilities
Ruling and opposition party leaders sparred over constitutional revision and security policy during ...
June 22, 2022
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Soaring prices likely to be key election issue
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled over the government’s measures to combat soaring prices, du...
June 22, 2022
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Campaigning starts for Japan’s upper house election
Official campaigning for the 26th House of Councillors election began Wednesday, with hundreds of ca...
June 22, 2022
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About 530 candidates to run in upper house poll
Campaigning for the House of Councillors election will officially kick off Wednesday, with about 530...
June 21, 2022
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Party leaders face off ahead of election campaigns
The leaders of nine ruling and opposition parties participated in an in-person debate at the Japan N...
June 21, 2022
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Japan parties split over women candidate numbers for upper house election
Major political parties have expressed a desire to field more female candidates in the upcoming Hou...
June 21, 2022
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Parties emphasize soaring prices, security policy in election pledges
Reflecting the situation both at home and abroad, political parties have emphasized measures to cope...
June 20, 2022
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9 party heads hold policy debate
The heads of nine political parties participated in an internet debate on the weekend, discussing su...
June 19, 2022
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Kishida visits Toyota plant ahead of national election
TOYOTA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday paid a visit to a Toyota Motor C...
June 18, 2022
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LDP manifesto pledges to combat rising prices, bolster Japan’s defense
Taking “powerful and flexible” steps to counter rising prices and making a plan to fundamentally str...
June 17, 2022
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140 Constituencies to Be Reviewed for Japan’s Lower House
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A record 140 single-seat constituencies in a record 25 prefectures will come unde...
June 17, 2022
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3 potential potholes for Kishida ahead of upper house election
Battling the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, limiting price increases and strengthening Japan’s ...
June 17, 2022
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Politicians start gearing up for Japan’s upper house election
The ruling and opposition parties effectively started campaigning for the July 10 House of Councillo...
June 16, 2022
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Komeito leans closer to LDP on security, constitutional revision in upper house election manifesto
Komeito’s manifesto for next month’s House of Councillors election shows the party’s stances on secu...
June 16, 2022
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Parties gear up for election after closing of Diet
The 150-day ordinary Diet session closed on Wednesday afternoon, after which the government set the ...
June 15, 2022
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