Politics
Elections
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Izumi, 3 others readying CDPJ presidential bids
Kenta Izumi, chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Ja...
November 16, 2021
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CDPJ to elect new leader on Nov. 30
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said Friday that ...
November 13, 2021
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Osaka-based Ishin gives anti-LDP conservative voters an outlet in Japan’s lower house election
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) took 41 seats in the House of Representatives election,...
November 5, 2021
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Since returning to power in 2012, LDP increasingly involved in narrow election battles
Of the 187 LDP candidates who won their single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s House of Representati...
November 4, 2021
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Over 90% of Abe’s ‘terrible third-termers’ won in general election
The recent general election also drew attention to the voters’ judgment on “terrible third-termers” ...
November 4, 2021
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Parties for constitutional revision hold 3/4 of lower house seats
Seventy-five years have passed since the promulgation of the Constitution of Japan on Nov. 3, 1946. ...
November 4, 2021
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Number of women elected to lower house seats drops below 10%
The number of women in the 465-member House of Representatives dropped below 10% following Sunday’s ...
November 2, 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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Voter turnout stands at 55.93 % in Japan General Election
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Voter turnout for single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s election for the House...
November 1, 2021
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Voter sentiment divided over CDPJ-JCP cooperation
About 82% of Japanese Communist Party supporters voted for candidates of the main opposition Constit...
November 1, 2021
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Swing voters key to Ishin nearly quadrupling seats
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) won 41 seats in Sunday’s House of Representatives elect...
November 1, 2021
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CDPJ pays price for opposition cooperation
In Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the cooperation among the leading opposition Constitu...
November 1, 2021
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Murai wins 5th term as Miyagi Governor
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — Independent Yoshihiro Murai won his fifth term as governor of Miyagi Prefectur...
November 1, 2021
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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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