Lower House Election
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ElectionsJapan-U.S. Alliance Could Collapse If Japan Flees Amid Taiwan Crisis, Says Takaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has warned that the Japan-U.S. alliance would collapse if Japan fai...
January 28, 2026
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ElectionsCampaigning Starts in Japan for Lower House Race, with Takaichi Vowing to Resign If Ruling Bloc Misses Majority
The 12-day campaigning period for the House of Representatives election kicked off Tuesday, with ...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsMost Parties Advocate for Consumption Tax Reduction, But Details Differ; Challenges Remain in Securing Funding
The House of Representatives election is likely to be contested on economic policy grounds, inclu...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsMidwinter Japan Election Raises Concerns Over Turnout; Officials Urge Active Utilization of Early Voting
The ongoing House of Representatives election is facing the first midwinter campaign in 36 years,...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsSnow, Bitter Cold Disrupt Election Preparations in Northern Japan; Election Signboard Numbers Cut, Polling Station Opening Times Changed
People in northern Japan are facing various hardships in a midwinter battle for the House of Repr...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsFocus of Japan Election to Be Whether Ruling Parties Can Secure Majority; LDP-only Majority Viewed as Out of Reach
The focus of the upcoming House of Representatives election will be whether the ruling coalition ...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsSeveral Veteran Lawmakers Not Running in Lower House Election; Former PM Yoshihide Suga among Diet Members Leaving Office after Vote
Several veteran lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties, including former Prime Min...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s House of Representatives Election Campaigning Kicks Off
The 51st House of Representatives election campaigning officially began on Tuesday, with candidat...
January 27, 2026
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ElectionsYoung Japanese Voters Show Weak Support for LDP, Despite High Support for Takaichi Cabinet
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has a particularly high approval rating among young ...
January 26, 2026
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Elections
36% of Japanese Voters Say They Will Back LDP in Proportional Representation Race
Thirty-six percent of people will vote for the Liberal Democratic Party in the proportional repre...
January 26, 2026
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ElectionsParty Leaders Debate Ahead of Lower House Election; Heated Exchanges Seen over Lower House Dissolution, Tax Cuts
The leaders of seven political parties took part in a policy debate organized by the Japan Nation...
January 26, 2026
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ElectionsJapan’s LDP Pins Election Hopes on Prime Minister’s Popularity, While Main Opposition Fails to See ‘New Party Effect’
The Liberal Democratic Party is pinning its hopes on the high approval rate of the Cabinet of Pri...
January 26, 2026
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ElectionsJapan Lower House Election’s Official Campaign Period Begins on Tuesday, with At Least 1,200 Candidates Expected
The 12-day official campaign period for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election will kick of...
January 26, 2026
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ElectionsHigh-Ranking Japanese Political Figures Work to Boost Support in Own Constituencies Following Lower House Dissolution
Both ruling and opposition party executives headed to their constituencies on the first weekend f...
January 26, 2026
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ElectionsParties Launch Battle of Words Ahead of Lower House Election; Major Parties in Focus as Smaller Parties Seek to Distinguish Themselves
Party leaders and executives have begun a battle of words ahead of the House of Representatives e...
January 25, 2026
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LDP Wins Historic Landslide Victory
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LDP Wins Landslide Victory, Secures Single-party Majority; Ruling Coalition with JIP Poised to Secure Over 300 seats (UPDATE 1)
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CRA Leadership Election Will Center on Party Rebuilding; Lower House Defeat Leaves Divisions among Former CDPJ, Komeito Members
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Rising Prices in Japan Squeeze Household Finances; Major Parties Pledge to Lower Consumption Tax in Election Campaigns
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Survey Shows False Election Info Perceived as True