Elections
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Record 6 Candidates Run in Shizuoka Governor Election
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — Six people filed their candidacies for the May 26 gubernatorial election ...
May 10, 2024
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Shizuoka Gubernatorial Race Could Decide Maglev’s Fate; 1 Candidate Opposes Construction, 2 Cautiously Favor It
The fate of the planned Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya is set to be ...
May 8, 2024
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By-elections in Tokyo, Shimane, Nagasaki Prefectures See Lowest Voter Turnout; Reasons Likely Include Fallout from LDP Political Funds Scandal
All three by-elections for the House of Representatives held on Sunday had the lowest voter turno...
April 29, 2024
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Japan’s Opposition Party CDPJ Sweeps 3 By-Elections in Lower House (UPDATE 1)
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was assured of victory in all three by-elections hel...
April 28, 2024
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LDP Headed for 2 ‘Losses By Default’ in Diet By-Elections; Outcome Could Affect Management of Kishida Administration
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party was headed for a pair of “losses by defau...
April 28, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Battles to Avoid ‘Total Defeat’ in By-Elections; Opposition Party Guards against Overconfidence
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party canlidate is falling behind his opponent in the House of Repr...
April 22, 2024
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Japan Ruling Party Struggles in ‘Kingdom of Conservatives’; Liberal Democratic Party Battered By Fundraising Scandal
With official campaigning now underway for three House of Representatives by-elections, the Liber...
April 17, 2024
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By-Elections Campaigns Kick Off in Japan’s 3 Prefectures; LDP Sits Out 2 Races Amid Effects of Scandals
Campaigns for three House of Representatives by-elections officially started on Tuesday, the firs...
April 16, 2024
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Koji Matsui Wins 1st Term as Kyoto Mayor
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koji Matsui won Sunday’s mayoral e...
February 5, 2024
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Kyoto’s Yawata City Elects Youngest-Ever Female Mayor in Japan
Kyoto, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)—Independent Shoko Kawata, 33, was elected Sunday to be mayor of the city...
November 13, 2023
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By-election Results Reduce Japan PM’s Options for Timing of Diet Dissolution
The ruling parties found themselves on the back foot Sunday after fighting two by-elections in which...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s LDP Loses One of 2 Closely Watched By-Elections
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost one of the two parliamentar...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s Ruling Party Wins 1 But Loses 1 in Sunday’s Diet By-Elections
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is projected to likely win one by-election but lose one of the t...
October 23, 2023
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Voting Gets Underway for 2 Japan By-elections
Voting began Sunday for two Diet by-elections, the results of which will likely serve as a litmus te...
October 22, 2023
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Ex-Japan PM Kan Not to Run in Next Lower House Election
Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is not planning to run in the next election for the House o...
October 22, 2023
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