Elections
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Japan Election: Voter Turnout in Japan’s General Election at 29.01% as of 6 p.m., Down Nearly 3 Points from 2021 (Update 1)
Voter turnout for Sunday’s House of Representatives election stood at 29.01% as of 6 p.m., accord...
October 27, 2024
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Japan Election: Voting Underway; Will LDP-Komeito Ruling Coalition Secure Majority?
Voting for the House of Representatives election began nationwide at 7 a.m. on Sunday.
...October 27, 2024
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Japan Election: Fifth of Voters Cast Ballot Early, in Slight Rise (Update 1)
More than 20 million voters cast their ballot early in the House of Representatives election over...
October 27, 2024
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Japan Election: 23% of Candidates in Lower House Race Were Female; Number Still Falls Short of Government’s 35% Target
Of the 1,344 candidates in the recent House of Representatives election, 314 were women, the high...
October 27, 2024
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Last Speeches Made On Eve Of Lower House Election; Japan’s Party Leaders Make Final Pitches To Public
Political party leaders made their final campaign pleas at many locations nationwide Saturday, th...
October 27, 2024
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LDP’s Provision of ¥20 mil. to Local Branches Draws Complaints; Candidates not Endorsed by Party in Lower House Election Claim ‘Unwanted Favor’
One candidate after another has voiced complaints against the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadersh...
October 26, 2024
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Officials Busy Setting up Polling Stations for Lower House Snap Election; Rezoned Districts Particularly Under Pressure
While a “super-short campaign period” kicked off a flurry of activity in campaigning for Sunday’s...
October 26, 2024
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Former Death Row Inmate Hakamata Casts Early Vote in Japan’s Lower House Election
HAMAMATSU — Iwao Hakamata, who was recently acquitted in the 1966 quadruple murder of a family in...
October 26, 2024
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Support for LDP Eroding in Campaign’s Homestretch; Japanese Public’s Anger at Funds Scandal Flares Anew
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is aware his Liberal Democratic Party is losing ground in the final...
October 26, 2024
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Party Bigwigs Dispatched to Make Last-Ditch Appeals; Ishiba, Noda Give Street Speeches in Battleground Constituencies
As the campaign period goes into its final stretch, political parties sent their bigwigs to battl...
October 26, 2024
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Japan’s JIP Struggles to Attract Voters, Even in Base of Osaka; DPFP Seen to be Slowly Gaining Momentum, Likely to Gain Seats
The Japan Innovation Party has been struggling to win support since the start of campaigning for ...
October 26, 2024
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Japan’s Ruling Parties Hard-Pressed to Keep Majority; Opposition CDPJ Likely to Make Gains, Poll Shows
The ruling parties are closely contesting with the opposition parties to secure a majority of the...
October 25, 2024
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Japan’s Political Parties Present Policies via Manga; Material Aimed at Kids May Catch Parents’ Eyes, Too
Japan’s political parties have been introducing their policies to schoolchildren and others by me...
October 24, 2024
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CDPJ Punches Back after LDP Criticizes Predecessor
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is firing back at the Liberal Democratic Party for i...
October 24, 2024
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Yomiuri Survey: ‘Economy and Employment’ a Priority for Lower House Candidates; ‘Politics and Money’ Also a Key Issue
“Economy and employment” is the highest priority issue for candidates running in the Sunday’s Hou...
October 23, 2024
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