Elections
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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Wins Third Straight Term; Voters Respond to Achievements in Child Care, Education
Incumbent Yuriko Koike was certain to win the Tokyo gubernatorial election on Sunday, in which th...
July 7, 2024
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Tokyo Governor’s Election Sees 34.12% Turnout as of 6 P.M., Up 0.38 Percentage Point From Previous Race in 2020
Voter turnout for the Tokyo gubernatorial election was estimated at 34.12% as of 6 p.m. Sunday, u...
July 7, 2024
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Record High Early Votes in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election; Over 1.6 Mil. Votes Cast in 15 Days
A record 1.65 million early voters cast their ballots in the Tokyo gubernatorial election ahead o...
July 7, 2024
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Higher-Than-Usual Turnout Expected for Tokyo Governor Vote; 92% of Polled Voters Express Interest in Election
Turnout for Sunday’s Tokyo gubernatorial election is being closely watched as, with a record 56 c...
July 6, 2024
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Tokyo Assembly By-elections Enter Final Stage Of Campaigning; Sunday Vote Is Expected To Prefigure Lower House Election Outcome
The ruling and opposition parties are throwing all their energy into the final phase of campaigni...
July 6, 2024
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Legal Loophole Allows Posters Unrelated to Tokyo Election; NHK Party Trades Spots on Signboards for Donations
Many posters with content unrelated to candidates in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election ha...
July 3, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Relieved over Koike’s Lead in Tokyo Election; Renho Struggles to Attract Voters with No Party Preference
The poll also found that Renho, an independent running with the full support of the main oppositi...
July 2, 2024
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87% of Poll Respondents Seek Review of Election Posters; Numerous Unrelated Signs Put Up on Election Signboards
Many posters with images unrelated to the ongoing gubernatorial election in Tokyo have been poste...
July 1, 2024
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Incumbent Tokyo Governor Leads as Election Day Approaches; 20% of Survey Respondents Still Undecided
Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is in the lead in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held o...
July 1, 2024
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Campaigning Begins for Tokyo Assembly By-Elections
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period for the July 7 by-elections in nine constituenc...
June 29, 2024
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Japan’s Digital Minister Kono Expresses Intention to Run for President of Ruling Party; Sources Say Kono Seeks to Convince LDP VP Aso
Digital minister Taro Kono expressed his intention to run in the Liberal Democratic Party preside...
June 27, 2024
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Tokyo Governor Koike Also Targeted by Threat
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A threatening message warning of an attack using sulfuric acid to blind Tokyo ...
June 25, 2024
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NHK Party Leader Receives Police Warning on Election Poster; Putting up Ads of Adult Entertainment Business on Poster Board
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police issued a verbal warning on Saturday to NHK Party leader Takashi Tac...
June 24, 2024
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Strategies Emerge Amid Campaign for Tokyo Governor; Koike Focuses on Official Duties, Renho on Speeches
Candidates took to the streets in rainy weather to make speeches on Sunday, the first Sunday sinc...
June 24, 2024
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Public Outcry Over Unrelated, Inappropriate Posters in Tokyo Gubernatorial Race
Election posters displayed on election poster boards for the Tokyo gubernatorial election-- which...
June 22, 2024
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