Politics
Elections
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JCP presence weakens in House of Representatives
Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives left the Japanese Communist Party with fewer seat...
November 1, 2021
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Komeito earns more lower house seats
Komeito won all nine seats in the single-seat constituencies where the party fielded candidates in S...
November 1, 2021
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Election over, Kishida focuses on economic recovery
With the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito retaining its majority in the ...
November 1, 2021
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LDP-Komeito coalition to maintain controlling majority
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito are set to maintain a c...
November 1, 2021
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LDP to maintain sole majority
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to maintain a single-party majority of at least 233 seats...
November 1, 2021
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Japan’s 9 political party leaders travel enough distance campaigning to circle Earth 1½ times
The nine political party heads traveled 68,744 kilometers across Japan during 12 days of campaigning...
October 31, 2021
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Travel industry desperate for recovery with record number of bankruptcies
The tourism industry has been decimated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Even after states of eme...
October 30, 2021
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104 LDP candidates balanced on razor’s edge
A recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey has shown that 104 Liberal Democratic Party candidates, including pa...
October 29, 2021
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LDP at risk of losing single-party majority
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party might struggle to secure a single-party majority in the upcoming...
October 29, 2021
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LDP seen facing tough battles in Hokkaido, Osaka, Okinawa
The Liberal Democratic Party is facing particularly tough battles in the prefectures of Hokkaido, Os...
October 29, 2021
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Survey: Candidates split over defense capabilities
A Yomiuri Shimbun survey of candidates running in the upcoming House of Representatives election has...
October 28, 2021
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60％ of lower house candidates favor revising Japan’s Constitution
Revising the Constitution is favored by 60% of the candidates for the upcoming House of Representati...
October 28, 2021
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Survey: Kishida rated more favorably among election candidates than Abe in 2017
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was the most favorab...
October 28, 2021
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By-election defeat deals blow to Kishida in 1st test as prime minister
The defeat dealt a crushing blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in his first election battle since ...
October 25, 2021
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Neck and Neck / Sensing tough election battle, a ‘king’ makes rare appearance in his realm in northeast Japan
A crowd of about 500 people gathered in a shopping district that few people usually visit, eager to ...
October 24, 2021
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