Elections
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Positions in LDP, JIP, DPFP Closely Align on Domestic, Foreign Policy; Divisions Within Ruling, Opposition Parties Found
The positions held by candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and ...
October 23, 2024
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Japan’s Politicians Warmly Rate CDPJ Head Noda;Former PM Better Rated Than Present PM Ishiba
Yoshihiko Noda, president of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, received hi...
October 23, 2024
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Number of Polling Stations Down Year-on-Year; Common Polling Stations in Commercial Facilities Reach Record High
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry on Tuesday said that 45,429 (preliminary figures...
October 23, 2024
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Japan Tightens Security for Campaign Street Speeches, Following Firebomb Attack on LDP Headquarters
Police and candidates in the ongoing House of Representatives election are concerned about securi...
October 22, 2024
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News in Pictures / Japan’s Party Leaders Visit Swing Districts as Lower House Election Nears; Police on High Alert After Attacks
With election day approaching, leaders of the ruling and opposition parties crisscrossed the nati...
October 22, 2024
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2024 POLLS: Ruling Camp Likely to Win Lower House Majority
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling coalition looks likely to maintain a majority in the 465-seat H...
October 21, 2024
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Japan LDP Calls for Higher Incomes for Young People
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
October 20, 2024
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Japanese Overseas Struggle to Cast Their Vote, Hamstrung by Scarce Polling Stations and Slow Mail
Japanese voters living abroad have been finding it difficult to vote in national elections due to...
October 19, 2024
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Only 10 Candidates Involved in Japan’s LDP Funds Scandal Lead in Election; Only 2 Unendorsed Candidates Lead in Polls
Only 10 of the 44 candidates who were involved in the Liberal Democratic Party’s political funds ...
October 17, 2024
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LDP Expected to Lose Proportional Representation Seats; ‘Politics and Money’ Issues Likely Influencing Voters
The Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose seats in proportional representation segments of...
October 17, 2024
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Japan’s Ruling Parties Likely to Keep Majority, Says Yomiuri Survey; CDPJ on Track to Pick Up Seats
The ruling parties appear on track to secure a majority in the upcoming House of Representatives ...
October 17, 2024
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LDP’s Expected Ishiba Honeymoon Appears To Be A Dud; Little Electoral Boost Seen From New Cabinet In Poll
The latest nationwide opinion survey on the early stage of the House of Representatives election ...
October 17, 2024
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Few 2-Horse Races in Japan’s Upcoming Lower House Election; Opposition Parties Fail to Join Forces Against Ruling LDP
Voters are seeing few head-to-head races between ruling and opposition parties in the upcoming Ho...
October 17, 2024
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AI Analyzes Party Leaders’ 1st Speeches; Political Funds, Rising Prices Common Topics
The issue of politics and money, exemplified by the political funds scandal involving Liberal Dem...
October 17, 2024
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How House of Representatives Elections Work; Explaining Proportional Representation, Revival Victory
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the House of Representatives, and the election campai...
October 16, 2024
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