Politics
Elections
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Yamamoto to remain Reiwa Shinsengumi leader
Reiwa Shinsengumi opposition party leader Taro Yamamoto, 48, won the party’s first leadership contes...
December 19, 2022
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LDP’s poor showing in Ibaraki election cause for concern ahead of local elections
The results of the latest Ibaraki prefectural assembly election do not bode well for the Liberal Dem...
December 14, 2022
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Morisawa wins Shinagawa Ward mayoral election rerun in Japan capital
Former Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member Kyoko Morisawa won a rerun of the Shinagawa Ward mayoral e...
December 5, 2022
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Japan’s upper house vote-value disparity issue divides courts
Of 16 court rulings as of Tuesday over the disparity in voter numbers to representation in upper hou...
November 16, 2022
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LDP to spring election candidates: No ties to Unification Church
In preparation for unified local elections next spring, the Liberal Democratic Party plans to ask it...
October 24, 2022
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Naha mayoral election duel shows cracks forming in All Okinawa group
NAHA — The race to decide the next mayor of Okinawa’s capital comes down to a head-to-head showdown ...
October 17, 2022
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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki reelected to 2nd term
NAHA — Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki was reelected Sunday for a second four-year term, garnering more v...
September 12, 2022
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Incumbent Tamaki Wins Okinawa Governor Poll
Naha, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)—Incumbent Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki won Sunday’s gube...
September 12, 2022
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Base relocation, local economy biggest issues in Okinawa gubernatorial race
Key issues in the Okinawa gubernatorial election campaign that kicked off Thursday are the transfer ...
August 25, 2022
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Young voters shying away from LDP
Young voters appear to be distancing themselves from the ruling party, according to data from exit p...
August 16, 2022
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Former Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru to seek reelection
MIYAZAKI — Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru said Sunday in an interview with The Yomiuri S...
August 15, 2022
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Low turnout for voters aged 18, 19 in upper house poll
The voter participation rate among 18- and 19-year-olds in the House of Councillors election on July...
July 26, 2022
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Election defeat in Okinawa clouds LDP’s ambitions in gubernatorial contest
The defeat of a Liberal Democratic Party House of Councillors candidate in the Okinawa constituency ...
July 22, 2022
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Matsui offers to resign as Ishin chief
OSAKA (Jiji Press)—Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) leader Ichiro Matsui offered to resi...
July 16, 2022
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Ex-lawmaker Shimoji announces candidacy for Okinawa gov.
Former House of Representatives member Mikio Shimoji has announced his candidacy for the Okinawa gub...
July 14, 2022
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