Elections
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Japan Election: 23% of Candidates in Lower House Race Were Female; Number Still Falls Short of Government’s 35% Target
Of the 1,344 candidates in the recent House of Representatives election, 314 were women, the high...
October 27, 2024
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Last Speeches Made On Eve Of Lower House Election; Japan’s Party Leaders Make Final Pitches To Public
Political party leaders made their final campaign pleas at many locations nationwide Saturday, th...
October 27, 2024
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LDP’s Provision of ¥20 mil. to Local Branches Draws Complaints; Candidates not Endorsed by Party in Lower House Election Claim ‘Unwanted Favor’
One candidate after another has voiced complaints against the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadersh...
October 26, 2024
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Officials Busy Setting up Polling Stations for Lower House Snap Election; Rezoned Districts Particularly Under Pressure
While a “super-short campaign period” kicked off a flurry of activity in campaigning for Sunday’s...
October 26, 2024
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Former Death Row Inmate Hakamata Casts Early Vote in Japan’s Lower House Election
HAMAMATSU — Iwao Hakamata, who was recently acquitted in the 1966 quadruple murder of a family in...
October 26, 2024
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Support for LDP Eroding in Campaign’s Homestretch; Japanese Public’s Anger at Funds Scandal Flares Anew
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is aware his Liberal Democratic Party is losing ground in the final...
October 26, 2024
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Party Bigwigs Dispatched to Make Last-Ditch Appeals; Ishiba, Noda Give Street Speeches in Battleground Constituencies
As the campaign period goes into its final stretch, political parties sent their bigwigs to battl...
October 26, 2024
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Japan’s JIP Struggles to Attract Voters, Even in Base of Osaka; DPFP Seen to be Slowly Gaining Momentum, Likely to Gain Seats
The Japan Innovation Party has been struggling to win support since the start of campaigning for ...
October 26, 2024
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Japan’s Ruling Parties Hard-Pressed to Keep Majority; Opposition CDPJ Likely to Make Gains, Poll Shows
The ruling parties are closely contesting with the opposition parties to secure a majority of the...
October 25, 2024
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Japan’s Political Parties Present Policies via Manga; Material Aimed at Kids May Catch Parents’ Eyes, Too
Japan’s political parties have been introducing their policies to schoolchildren and others by me...
October 24, 2024
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CDPJ Punches Back after LDP Criticizes Predecessor
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is firing back at the Liberal Democratic Party for i...
October 24, 2024
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Yomiuri Survey: ‘Economy and Employment’ a Priority for Lower House Candidates; ‘Politics and Money’ Also a Key Issue
“Economy and employment” is the highest priority issue for candidates running in the Sunday’s Hou...
October 23, 2024
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Positions in LDP, JIP, DPFP Closely Align on Domestic, Foreign Policy; Divisions Within Ruling, Opposition Parties Found
The positions held by candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and ...
October 23, 2024
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Japan’s Politicians Warmly Rate CDPJ Head Noda;Former PM Better Rated Than Present PM Ishiba
Yoshihiko Noda, president of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, received hi...
October 23, 2024
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Number of Polling Stations Down Year-on-Year; Common Polling Stations in Commercial Facilities Reach Record High
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Tuesday said that 45,429 (preliminary figures...
October 23, 2024
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