Elections
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Japan Election: Japan’s Ruling Bloc Suffers Crushing Defeat in Election; Combined 215 Seats Fall Short of Lower House Majority
A series of “politics and money” scandals drove the Liberal Democratic Party to a crushing defeat...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Komeito Leader Hints at Resignation; Major Losses in Stronghold Osaka, Ishii 1st Chief Not Elected in 15 Years
“I would like to consult carefully within the party, including on the establishment of a new stru...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Business Leaders Call for Stable Government After Election; Regaining the Public’s Trust Imperative
Business communities have called for a stable government to avoid a political vacuum following th...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Public Backlash Against Komeito Due to LDP Scandals Results in Total Defeat Even in Komeito’s Stronghold Osaka
Komeito failed to maintain its pre-election strength of 32 seats in Sunday’s House of Representat...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan’s LDP Election Chair Koizumi Resigns After Ruling Coalition Lost Majority
Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs the Liberal Democratic Party’s Election Strategy Committee, said on ...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: DPFP’s Realism Helped Power Its Surge in Lower House; Party Won More Seats Than It Had Candidates
Key members of the Democratic Party for the People all handily won seats in their constituencies,...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Ishiba Faces Calls to Step Down from Premiership; LDP Could Stay in Power Through ‘Partial Coalition’
Some have begun calling for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign after the Liberal Democratic ...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Intends to Remain in Post, Says National Politics Cannot Stagnate ‘For a Moment’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his intention to remain in his post during a press confer...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan Innovation Party Wins All Constituencies in Osaka Pref; Struggles in Constituencies Outside of Kansai Region
The Japan Innovation Party, which has a strong foothold in Osaka Prefecture, won all 19 constitue...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: 27 Candidates who Failed to Report Funds Lose Diet Seats; Total Includes 20 who Had LDP Endorsement
Twenty-seven out of 44 Liberal Democratic Party candidates who failed to properly report politica...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Ruling Bloc Loses Majority; CDPJ Significantly Increases Number of Seats
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lost its majority in the House o...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Komeito Leader Keiichi Ishii Fails to Win Seat in Election; Party to Be Forced to Restructure Administration (Update 1)
Keiichi Ishii, the 66-year-old chief representative of Komeito, lost out in the battle for Saitam...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Main Opposition CDPJ Projected to Secure Over 110 Seats
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan secured 111 seats as of 11:40 p.m. in Sunday’s House...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Ruling Coalition of LDP, Komeito Lose Majority in Lower House Election
The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito was set to lose majority in the ...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Scandal-Hit LDP Members Projected to Lose
Unaffiliated candidate Hakubun Shimomura is projected to lose his seat in Tokyo Constituency No. ...
October 28, 2024
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