Elections
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Low Voter Turnout to Be Issue in Japan’s Upcoming Lower House Election; Teen Voting Rates Lag Other Age Groups
Voter turnout for recent polls has been low, and attention will be focused on how to address the ...
October 16, 2024
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Official Campaigning Kicks Off for Japan’s House of Representatives Election; Party Leaders Hit Campaign Trail
Campaigning for the 50th House of Representatives election officially kicked off Tuesday, with ca...
October 15, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Pledges in Lower House Race to Boost Economy; Opposition Parties Promise to Cut Consumption Tax
The ruling and opposition parties are at odds over economic policy but largely on the same page a...
October 15, 2024
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Calculates Snap Election Works in His Favor
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is taking a calculated but confident risk by calling a snap electio...
October 15, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba: Lower House Election Prospects Very Tough as Ruling Parties Aim for Majority
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that the upcoming House of Representatives election wil...
October 14, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister Ishiba: Political Activity Funds Will Not Be Used for Lower House Election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba indicated Sunday that the Liberal Democratic Party would not allow ...
October 14, 2024
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7 Party Leaders Debate Reforms Ahead of Campaign
The leaders of the seven ruling and opposition parties faced off in a debate at the Japan Nationa...
October 13, 2024
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Govt Asks Companies to Take Action Against Misinformation; Move Comes Ahead of Lower House Election
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Friday asked a total of 14 major social media...
October 13, 2024
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Japan’s Komeito to Back Scandal-Tainted LDP Candidates; Aims To Boost Proportional Representation Results in Lower House Election
For the House of Representatives election on Oct. 27, junior ruling coalition partner Komeito has...
October 12, 2024
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LDP Pledges to Discuss Political Activity Funds with an Eye to Their Abolition; Proposes Goal of ‘0 Disaster Deaths’
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will discuss how to deal with political activity funds provid...
October 11, 2024
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Survey: Over 1,200 Candidates Expected to Run in Japan’s Lower House Election; High Number Likely due to Lack of Cooperation Among Opposition
More than 1,200 candidates are expected to run in the upcoming House of Representatives election ...
October 10, 2024
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Campaign Period Begins for Upper House By-Election in Iwate
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The official campaign period started on Thursday for a by-election in the Iwat...
October 10, 2024
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Opposition Parties Unlikely to Cooperate Ahead of Election; JIP Leader Says Coordinating with CDPJ ‘Impossible’
Opposition parties are unlikely to form a unified bloc ahead of the House of Representatives elec...
October 10, 2024
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Historically, Japanese Elections Common in October; Half Of Lower House Polls Have Been In Final Quarter
The upcoming House of Representation election will be the sixth lower house poll to be held in an...
October 10, 2024
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Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Dissolves Lower House; Election Set for Oct. 27
The House of Representatives was dissolved at a plenary session on Wednesday afternoon, setting t...
October 9, 2024
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