Elections
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2 Candidates in Close Race in Shizuoka Gubernatorial Election; Yomiuri Survey, Reportage Find
1SHIZUOKA — Two of six candidates for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election are locked in a neck an...
May 20, 2024
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Record 6 Candidates Run in Shizuoka Governor Election
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — Six people filed their candidacies for the May 26 gubernatorial election ...
May 10, 2024
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Shizuoka Gubernatorial Race Could Decide Maglev’s Fate; 1 Candidate Opposes Construction, 2 Cautiously Favor It
The fate of the planned Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya is set to be ...
May 8, 2024
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By-elections in Tokyo, Shimane, Nagasaki Prefectures See Lowest Voter Turnout; Reasons Likely Include Fallout from LDP Political Funds Scandal
All three by-elections for the House of Representatives held on Sunday had the lowest voter turno...
April 29, 2024
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Japan’s Opposition Party CDPJ Sweeps 3 By-Elections in Lower House (UPDATE 1)
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was assured of victory in all three by-elections hel...
April 28, 2024
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LDP Headed for 2 ‘Losses By Default’ in Diet By-Elections; Outcome Could Affect Management of Kishida Administration
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party was headed for a pair of “losses by defau...
April 28, 2024
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Japan’s LDP Battles to Avoid ‘Total Defeat’ in By-Elections; Opposition Party Guards against Overconfidence
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party canlidate is falling behind his opponent in the House of Repr...
April 22, 2024
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Japan Ruling Party Struggles in ‘Kingdom of Conservatives’; Liberal Democratic Party Battered By Fundraising Scandal
With official campaigning now underway for three House of Representatives by-elections, the Liber...
April 17, 2024
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By-Elections Campaigns Kick Off in Japan’s 3 Prefectures; LDP Sits Out 2 Races Amid Effects of Scandals
Campaigns for three House of Representatives by-elections officially started on Tuesday, the firs...
April 16, 2024
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Koji Matsui Wins 1st Term as Kyoto Mayor
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koji Matsui won Sunday’s mayoral e...
February 5, 2024
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Kyoto’s Yawata City Elects Youngest-Ever Female Mayor in Japan
Kyoto, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)—Independent Shoko Kawata, 33, was elected Sunday to be mayor of the city...
November 13, 2023
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By-election Results Reduce Japan PM’s Options for Timing of Diet Dissolution
The ruling parties found themselves on the back foot Sunday after fighting two by-elections in which...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s LDP Loses One of 2 Closely Watched By-Elections
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost one of the two parliamentar...
October 23, 2023
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Japan’s Ruling Party Wins 1 But Loses 1 in Sunday’s Diet By-Elections
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is projected to likely win one by-election but lose one of the t...
October 23, 2023
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Voting Gets Underway for 2 Japan By-elections
Voting began Sunday for two Diet by-elections, the results of which will likely serve as a litmus te...
October 22, 2023
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