Politics
Elections
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LDP factions battle to pick candidates for lower house election
With just three months left until the current term of office for House of Representatives members ex...
July 21, 2021
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Ads targeting voters spread in Japan’s local elections
Targeted advertising (see below) tailored to voters’ interests has become increasingly prominent ami...
July 7, 2021
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Take election result earnestly
The curtain has come down on a winner-less battle for the capital. The Liberal Democratic Party inc...
July 5, 2021
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Nikai: LDP won’t support election campaigns of study-shy members
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai warned Thursday that the party would not ...
July 2, 2021
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Conservatives hope to win back prefectural administration
This is the fourth installment of a series looking at various aspects of Okinawa today, 50 years sin...
July 1, 2021
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Koike’s return could shake up Tokyo Assembly election
Several political parties are cautious about what Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike will do once she returns f...
June 29, 2021
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Proportional representation triggers groundswell of small political parties in Japan
This is the fifth installment of a series reflecting on the single-seat constituency system over the...
June 25, 2021
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Gov. Koike’s hospitalization looms large on upcoming Tokyo assembly election
The official campaign period for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly begins Friday, with 127 seats bein...
June 24, 2021
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Former Komeito leader: More Japan lawmakers rely on swing votes under current election system
This is the third installment of a series reflecting on the 25 years since the single-seat constitue...
June 23, 2021
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Suga maneuvers to have LDP race held after lower house election
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is moving to create a scenario in which he dissolves the House of Repr...
June 20, 2021
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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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