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LDP committee seeks to boost field of female candidates to 35% by 2030
The Liberal Democratic Party’s special committee on promoting women’s active participation plans to ...
June 14, 2021
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LDP focusing on solidifying organized support in upcoming Tokyo assembly election
With less than one month to go until the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 4, political p...
June 8, 2021
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Political maneuvering begins for LDP presidency
Intraparty maneuvering is heating up in the run-up to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s election...
May 16, 2021
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Close race seen in Hiroshima special election for upper house
Opposition and ruling party candidates are neck and neck in a special election for the Hiroshima pre...
April 20, 2021
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Biden supports Japan’s resolve to hold Games
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his support for Japan’s resolve to hold the Tokyo Ol...
April 17, 2021
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CDPJ-JCP Election Collaboration in Japan Lacks any Realistic Policy Agreement
The term of office for current members of the House of Representatives is slated to expire in Octobe...
January 5, 2021
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CDPJ Pays a Price for Rushing to Join Forces for Election in Japan
On the evening of Dec. 10, House of Representatives member Takashi Shinohara of the Constitutional D...
January 5, 2021
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Komeito’s Gamble of Fielding Candidate in Hiroshima No. 3 Constituency Rocks Coalition with LDP
Tetsuo Saito, the deputy leader of Komeito, stood with his wife on a main road in Asakita Ward, Hiro...
January 4, 2021
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