Elections
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Japan’s LDP Mulls Pledge to Cut Diet Seats by 10% for Anticipated General Election; Consumption Tax Exemption Always Being Considered
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is mulling a pledge to reduce the number of House of Represen...
January 18, 2026
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Japan’s Ruling LDP to Allow Lawmakers Involved in Political Funds Scandal to Have Dual Candidacy in Expected Election
The Liberal Democratic Party plans to allow House of Representatives lawmakers who failed to prop...
January 18, 2026
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Japan’s New Political Party Formation Sets Off Alarm Bells in LDP Ahead of Anticipated Lower House Election
The agreement between Komeito and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to form a new part...
January 18, 2026
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CDPJ Eyes Compromise on Security, Energy Policy with Komeito As New Party Launched
Seizing the opportunity to form a new party with Komeito, the Constitutional Democratic Party of ...
January 17, 2026
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Japan Lower House Election Likely to Be Held on Feb. 8 after Unusually Short Run-Up
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to schedule a House of Representatives election for Feb. ...
January 15, 2026
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Eyes Feb. 8 for General Election Vote; Temporary Budget May Be Needed as Fiscal Year Begins
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering Feb. 8 as the voting date for the next general elect...
January 14, 2026
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Conservatives to Field Naha Deputy Mayor for Okinawa Governor Race; Genta Koja Will Likely Face Incumbent Denny Tamaki in September Election
NAHA — Conservative forces’ committee to select a candidate for this year’s Okinawa gubernatorial...
January 12, 2026
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Okinawa’s Gubernatorial Race Raises Specter of Old Ruling Bloc, with LDP in Need of Komeito’s Support
In Okinawa Prefecture, where a succession of key elections are to be held this year, it remains u...
January 12, 2026
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Japan’s Opposition Parties Struggle to Draw Path Toward Election Cooperation; Difficult Challenges Lie Ahead for Each Party
Many members of opposition parties were caught off guard by news of a dissolution of the House of...
January 11, 2026
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Japan’s Political Parties Hastily Prepare for Lower House Battle; LDP Sees High Cabinet Support as Advantage
Now that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has begun considering dissolving the House of Representati...
January 11, 2026
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Japan Lower House Election Likely in Early to Mid-February as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Considers Dissolving Lower House
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also serves as Liberal Democratic Party President, began consi...
January 10, 2026
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In Japan, Timing of Possible Lower House Dissolution to Be Political Focal Point in 2026
The Yomiuri ShimbunPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a New Year press conference in Ise, Mie P...
January 6, 2026
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Former Maebashi Mayor Ogawa Announces Candidacy for Mayoral Election, Vowing ‘I’ll Change Maebashi Once More, No Matter the Headwinds’
Former Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa, who resigned over an affair involving multiple hotel visits wi...
December 17, 2025
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Japan’s Sanseito Wins Seat in Katsushika Ward Assebly, with Candidate Receiving Most Individual Votes
A new candidate fielded by Sanseito secured the most votes in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward assembly el...
November 11, 2025
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Candidates to Head LDP Shift Focus to Tax Cuts, Moving Away From Handout Proposals in Last Election
The five candidates vying for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party made a noticeable sh...
September 26, 2025
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