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3 former Japanese PMs look to secure key party positions following summer election
Three former prime ministers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have been surprisingly active...
June 6, 2022
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Games loom large in upcoming Tokyo assembly election
Debate over the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games amid the spread of the novel coronavirus has been...
June 4, 2022
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Parties work to field female candidates for upper house election
Both the ruling and opposition parties are working to field female candidates in the House of Counci...
May 30, 2022
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Okinawa governor’s race heading for Tamaki-Sakima rematch
The Okinawa gubernatorial election on Sept. 11 will likely come down to a rematch between incumbent ...
May 30, 2022
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Incumbent Hanazumi certain to win Niigata gubernatorial election
Incumbent Hideyo Hanazumi is certain to win the Niigata gubernatorial election on Sunday. Hanazumi, ...
May 29, 2022
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CDPJ yet to finalize campaign pledges for upper house poll
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was unable to finalize its campaign pledges for the upc...
May 26, 2022
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Over 350 candidates expected to run in upper house election
At least 353 candidates will run in the House of Councillors election this summer, according to a Yo...
May 22, 2022
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Japan’s ruling parties boosted by LDP candidate by-election win
A Liberal Democratic Party candidate won a House of Councillors by-election Sunday in Ishikawa Prefe...
April 25, 2022
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Ruling bloc-backed incumbent wins Okinawa mayoral poll
OKINAWA (Jiji Press) — A candidate backed by Japan’s ruling camp won Sunday’s mayoral election in a ...
April 25, 2022
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DPFP, Ishin to back each other’s candidates in key upper house constituencies
The Democratic Party for the People has said it will endorse a candidate who is also planned to be ...
April 22, 2022
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Ishin trying to shape up for this summer’s upper house election
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) has aggressively fielded candidates in local elections ...
April 18, 2022
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Japan’s LDP Aso faction holds fundraising party
Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taro Aso’s faction led the way Thursday in holding a polit...
April 15, 2022
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Campaign starts for upper house by-election in Ishikawa Pref.
KANAZAWA, Ishikawa (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period began Thursday for a House of Council...
April 7, 2022
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DPFP, Tomin First to back other’s upper house poll candidates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The opposition Democratic Party for the People and Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoite...
April 2, 2022
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Divisions within LDP over local election candidates causes internal friction
A recent run of cases in which Liberal Democratic Party members have been split in their support of ...
March 28, 2022
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