Politics
Elections
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LDP hopes presidential race will provide relief against headwinds
The Liberal Democratic Party is desperately trying to minimize the negative impact of Sunday’s Yokoh...
August 25, 2021
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Japan’s ruling party faces dilemma of using PM Suga as face of elections
The defeat in the Yokohama mayoral election of Hachiro Okonogi, a former chairman of the National Pu...
August 23, 2021
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LDP struggles over how to handle misconduct by members past and present
Japan’s political parties are making preparations for the House of Representatives election that mus...
August 17, 2021
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LDP’s problematic 3-time winners facing rough road in next election
Japan’s political parties are making preparations for the House of Representatives election that mus...
August 17, 2021
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As LDP slips, Komeito questions their coalition’s future
Japan’s political parties are making preparations for the House of Representatives election that mus...
August 17, 2021
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CDPJ, JCP seen hitching horses in hopes of clearing precarious election cycle hurdles
Japan’s political parties are making preparations for the House of Representatives election that mus...
August 17, 2021
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LDP factions battle to pick candidates for lower house election
With just three months left until the current term of office for House of Representatives members ex...
July 21, 2021
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Ads targeting voters spread in Japan’s local elections
Targeted advertising (see below) tailored to voters’ interests has become increasingly prominent ami...
July 7, 2021
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Take election result earnestly
The curtain has come down on a winner-less battle for the capital. The Liberal Democratic Party inc...
July 5, 2021
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Nikai: LDP won’t support election campaigns of study-shy members
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai warned Thursday that the party would not ...
July 2, 2021
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Conservatives hope to win back prefectural administration
This is the fourth installment of a series looking at various aspects of Okinawa today, 50 years sin...
July 1, 2021
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Koike’s return could shake up Tokyo Assembly election
Several political parties are cautious about what Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike will do once she returns f...
June 29, 2021
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Proportional representation triggers groundswell of small political parties in Japan
This is the fifth installment of a series reflecting on the single-seat constituency system over the...
June 25, 2021
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Gov. Koike’s hospitalization looms large on upcoming Tokyo assembly election
The official campaign period for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly begins Friday, with 127 seats bein...
June 24, 2021
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Former Komeito leader: More Japan lawmakers rely on swing votes under current election system
This is the third installment of a series reflecting on the 25 years since the single-seat constitue...
June 23, 2021
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