Elections
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Tokyo Assembly By-elections Enter Final Stage Of Campaigning; Sunday Vote Is Expected To Prefigure Lower House Election Outcome
The ruling and opposition parties are throwing all their energy into the final phase of campaigni...
July 6, 2024
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Legal Loophole Allows Posters Unrelated to Tokyo Election; NHK Party Trades Spots on Signboards for Donations
Many posters with content unrelated to candidates in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election ha...
July 3, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Relieved over Koike’s Lead in Tokyo Election; Renho Struggles to Attract Voters with No Party Preference
The poll also found that Renho, an independent running with the full support of the main oppositi...
July 2, 2024
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87% of Poll Respondents Seek Review of Election Posters; Numerous Unrelated Signs Put Up on Election Signboards
Many posters with images unrelated to the ongoing gubernatorial election in Tokyo have been poste...
July 1, 2024
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Incumbent Tokyo Governor Leads as Election Day Approaches; 20% of Survey Respondents Still Undecided
Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is in the lead in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held o...
July 1, 2024
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Campaigning Begins for Tokyo Assembly By-Elections
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period for the July 7 by-elections in nine constituenc...
June 29, 2024
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Japan’s Digital Minister Kono Expresses Intention to Run for President of Ruling Party; Sources Say Kono Seeks to Convince LDP VP Aso
Digital minister Taro Kono expressed his intention to run in the Liberal Democratic Party preside...
June 27, 2024
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Tokyo Governor Koike Also Targeted by Threat
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A threatening message warning of an attack using sulfuric acid to blind Tokyo ...
June 25, 2024
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NHK Party Leader Receives Police Warning on Election Poster; Putting up Ads of Adult Entertainment Business on Poster Board
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police issued a verbal warning on Saturday to NHK Party leader Takashi Tac...
June 24, 2024
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Strategies Emerge Amid Campaign for Tokyo Governor; Koike Focuses on Official Duties, Renho on Speeches
Candidates took to the streets in rainy weather to make speeches on Sunday, the first Sunday sinc...
June 24, 2024
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Public Outcry Over Unrelated, Inappropriate Posters in Tokyo Gubernatorial Race
Election posters displayed on election poster boards for the Tokyo gubernatorial election-- which...
June 22, 2024
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Candidates’ 1st Speeches Reflect the Many Issues Facing the Capital; Tokyo Gov. Koike Stresses Accomplishments, Renho Emphasizes Position as Challenger
Tokyo’s gubernatorial race officially kicked off on Thursday, beginning a war of words which will...
June 21, 2024
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Tokyo Gubernatorial Election Has More Candidates than Space for Posters on Official Bulletin Boards
The election for Tokyo governor has drawn so many candidates that the official bulletin boards fo...
June 21, 2024
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LDP To Discreetly Support Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Reelection Bid; Members Hope ‘Capital Showdown’ Victory Will Boost Party Strength
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito want to regain their party strength by unofficial...
June 21, 2024
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Record 56 Candidates Run in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election; Showdown Between Renho, Koike Expected
The 17-day campaign to elect the next governor of Tokyo kicked off on Thursday.
...June 20, 2024
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