Elections
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Japan’s Ishiba Announces Final Bid for LDP President; Ishiba Vows to Establish LDP that Will ‘Abide by the Rules’
YAZU, Tottori — Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ...
August 24, 2024
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Former PM Noda Will Run in CDPJ Leadership Race; Candidacy Announcement Date Remains Under Consideration
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has decided to run in the Constitutional Democratic Party of...
August 24, 2024
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Japan’s Ruling Bloc Agrees on Regulations Calling for Decency on Campaign Posters; Current Rules Only Cover Campaign Broadcasts, Election Publications
The ruling parties have agreed to introduce a regulation requiring decency regarding campaign pos...
August 24, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Secretary General Motegi Expected to Run to in Party Election; LDP Exec. Said He Will Make Decision Soon
Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has expressed to his...
August 24, 2024
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LDP Veteran Ishiba Announces His Candidacy for LDP Presidential Election
Shigeru Ishiba, a former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has announced h...
August 24, 2024
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Ruling and Opposition Parties Keep Eyes on Shinji Ishimaru; Some Fear He Could Draw Away Support of Unaffiliated Voters
As Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, broke into second place in...
July 9, 2024
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News in Pictures / Koike Wins 56-Candidate Tokyo Gubernatorial Race; Poster Board Misuse, Jeering at Street Speeches Cause Disruption
Many unusual elements were seen during the campaign period for Sunday’s Tokyo gubernatorial elect...
July 9, 2024
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Koike Leans on Her Achievements to Win Tokyo Gov.’s Race; Renho Weighed Down by JCP Ties
Incumbent Yuriko Koike won the Tokyo gubernatorial election on Sunday, allowing her a third term ...
July 8, 2024
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Tokyo Election Candidate Shinji Ishimaru Receives Youth Vote Through Grassroots Social Media Campaign Efforts
Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, put up a good fight in the To...
July 8, 2024
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8 Arrested over Campaign Posters for Tokyo Election; Charges Including Removing, Defacing Candidates’ Posters
The recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo saw a number of unprecedented incidents, including the...
July 8, 2024
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LDP Wins 2 Races, Loses 6 in Tokyo Assembly By-Elections; Results Well Short of Party’s Goal
The Liberal Democratic Party only won two races in Sunday’s by-elections for the Tokyo metropolitan ...
July 8, 2024
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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Wins Third Straight Term; Voters Respond to Achievements in Child Care, Education
Incumbent Yuriko Koike was certain to win the Tokyo gubernatorial election on Sunday, in which th...
July 7, 2024
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Tokyo Governor’s Election Sees 34.12% Turnout as of 6 P.M., Up 0.38 Percentage Point From Previous Race in 2020
Voter turnout for the Tokyo gubernatorial election was estimated at 34.12% as of 6 p.m. Sunday, u...
July 7, 2024
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Record High Early Votes in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election; Over 1.6 Mil. Votes Cast in 15 Days
A record 1.65 million early voters cast their ballots in the Tokyo gubernatorial election ahead o...
July 7, 2024
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Higher-Than-Usual Turnout Expected for Tokyo Governor Vote; 92% of Polled Voters Express Interest in Election
Turnout for Sunday’s Tokyo gubernatorial election is being closely watched as, with a record 56 c...
July 6, 2024
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