Elections
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Upper House Election: Japan’s 2025 Upper House Election to Kick Off Thursday; About 520 Candidates to Run for 125 Seats in House of Councillors
Campaigning for the House of Councillors election will officially begin Thursday, with about 520 ...
July 2, 2025
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Upper House Election: Japan Voters Favor Ruling LDP in Upper House Election, But Support Level Down 21 Points from 2022 Survey
The Liberal Democratic Party is voters’ most favored choice in the proportional representation se...
June 30, 2025
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Upper House Election: Council on Elections Asks Voters to Be Mindful of Fake Information; No New Legislation Ready Before Upper House Election
A council on election campaigning comprised of seven ruling and opposition parties on Friday issu...
June 28, 2025
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Ishiba Says Keeping Upper House Majority Is ‘Must-Achieve’;Some in Ruling Parties Consider His Goal Too Modest
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stressed that maintaining a majority in the House of Councillor...
June 28, 2025
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Eyes to be on Whether Japan’s Ruling Bloc Can Win 50 Seats in Upper House Vote; Opposition Parties Aim to be on the Offensive After Tokyo Election Results
Ruling and opposition parties have accelerated their preparations for the House of Councillors el...
June 25, 2025
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LDP Feels Sense of Crisis Ahead of Upper House Election after Crushing Defeat in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Polls
The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly e...
June 23, 2025
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LDP Suffers Hit in Tokyo Assembly Election, Cedes Top Spot to Tomin First Party
The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a major setback in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly ele...
June 23, 2025
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17％ of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election Voters Consulted Social Media Before Casting Ballot; Percentage Was Equal to Those Who Referred to Newspapers
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an exit survey of voters in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly el...
June 23, 2025
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LDP Suffers Historic Defeat in Tokyo Assembly Election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, suffe...
June 23, 2025
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Tokyo Assembly Election Candidates Make Last Appeals to Voters on Final Campaign Day in Sweltering Heat
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election candidates made their final appeals to voters on Saturday, t...
June 21, 2025
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Japan’s LDP Says it Aims to Increase Annual Pay by ¥1 Mil. by FY30; Campaign Pledges Also Include ¥20,000 Cash Handout Per Person
The Liberal Democratic Party aims to increase annual salaries by about ¥1 million by fiscal 2030 ...
June 19, 2025
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Poll Shows Japan’s LDP Most Popular in Upcoming Tokyo Assembly Election; High Prices, Wage Growth Remain Key Issues
The Liberal Democratic Party is the most popular party in the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembl...
June 16, 2025
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Japan’s LDP Mulls ¥20,000 Cash Handout Per Person, with ¥40,000 for Low-Income Households, Children
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday instructed senior Liberal Democratic Party members to con...
June 14, 2025
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Upper House Election: Japan’s Upper House Election Date Likely July 20; CDPJ Inclined to Forgo No-confidence Motion
The government and ruling parties have decided to hold the House of Councillors election on July ...
June 14, 2025
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295 Candidates Vying for 127 Tokyo Assembly Seats; Many Eyes on Whether LDP Can Remain Biggest Group (UPDATE1)
Official campaigning kicked off Friday for the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, with...
June 13, 2025
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