Elections
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Ex-Hyogo Governor Reelected Despite Power Abuse Scandal; Returns to Office Months After Unanimous No-Confidence Vote
Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito was reelected in Sunday’s gubernatorial election, after losing t...
November 18, 2024
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Former Gov. Saito Projected to Win Hyogo Gubernatorial Election
Former Gov. Motohiko Saito projected to win the gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture on Sun...
November 17, 2024
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Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura To Run For JIP Leader; Campaigning Begins Sunday With Voting On Dec. 1
Japan Innovation Party coleader Hirofumi Yoshimura, the governor of Osaka Prefecture, announced h...
November 12, 2024
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Japan’s Teen Voter Turnout Remains Low at 43％ in Recent Election; 18-Year-Old Women had Highest Turnout Among Teen Voters
Voter turnout for those aged 18 and 19 in the recent House of Representatives election’s constitu...
November 5, 2024
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Campaigning Begins for Hyogo Gov. Election in Western Japan
Kobe, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period started on Thursday for the Nov. 17 gu...
October 31, 2024
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Even Japanese Voters Supporting Ruling Camp Seem to Have Been Critical of LDP’s Political Fund Problems during General Election
Analysis of results of The Yomiuri Shimbun’s opinion poll showed that voters, including those who...
October 30, 2024
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Japan Election: CDPJ Eyes Bringing Together Anti-LDP Forces; Differences with DPFP, JIP Could Be Obstacles
Following the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s gains in the House of Re...
October 29, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan’s Ruling Bloc Could Seek Broader Coalition Amid Turmoil; CDPJ Hoping to Trigger Change of Government
It is unclear which way the political winds will blow after the Liberal Democratic Party and its ...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan’s Ruling Bloc Suffers Crushing Defeat in Election; Combined 215 Seats Fall Short of Lower House Majority
A series of “politics and money” scandals drove the Liberal Democratic Party to a crushing defeat...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Komeito Leader Hints at Resignation; Major Losses in Stronghold Osaka, Ishii 1st Chief Not Elected in 15 Years
“I would like to consult carefully within the party, including on the establishment of a new stru...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Business Leaders Call for Stable Government After Election; Regaining the Public’s Trust Imperative
Business communities have called for a stable government to avoid a political vacuum following th...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Public Backlash Against Komeito Due to LDP Scandals Results in Total Defeat Even in Komeito’s Stronghold Osaka
Komeito failed to maintain its pre-election strength of 32 seats in Sunday’s House of Representat...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Japan’s LDP Election Chair Koizumi Resigns After Ruling Coalition Lost Majority
Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs the Liberal Democratic Party’s Election Strategy Committee, said on ...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: DPFP’s Realism Helped Power Its Surge in Lower House; Party Won More Seats Than It Had Candidates
Key members of the Democratic Party for the People all handily won seats in their constituencies,...
October 28, 2024
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Japan Election: Ishiba Faces Calls to Step Down from Premiership; LDP Could Stay in Power Through ‘Partial Coalition’
Some have begun calling for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign after the Liberal Democratic ...
October 28, 2024
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