Polls open in Japan election overshadowed by Shinzo Abe’s killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Polls open in Japan election overshadowed by Shinzo Abe’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Ruling LDP set for strong election showing in the upper house election held two days after former prime minister’s assassination. Voters in Japan are casting their ballots in an upper house election overshadowed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination. Elections for seats in the parliament’s less powerful upper house are typically seen as a referendum on the sitting government, and the latest opinion polls already pointed to a strong showing for the ruling bloc led by Kishida – an Abe protege. “By undermining the public’s general sense of safety and order, the event could also add further momentum to those key Abe causes like defence build-up and constitutional revision,” he added.

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Japan's Political Landscape Shaken as LDP Loses Majority for First Time in 15 Years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Japan's Political Landscape Shaken as LDP Loses Majority for First Time in 15 Years

Firstpost  

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority for the first time in 15 years, raising uncertainty over the makeup of the next government. The election results come as a blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose party had been the most powerful and dominant in Japan. The LDP secured 191 seats in the lower house, far short of …

Japanese go to polls in neck-and-neck race
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Japanese go to polls in neck-and-neck race

China Daily  

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a media conference at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters on October 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. The voting for Japan's House of Representatives election concluded on Sunday evening, amid public distrust following a major slush fund scandal of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. During a speech on Saturday in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station, …

Election failure leads to resignation of Japan's LDP official
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election failure leads to resignation of Japan's LDP official

China Daily  

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Ishiba's LDP Faces a Crucial Election as Polls Indicate a Possible Blow
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ishiba's LDP Faces a Crucial Election as Polls Indicate a Possible Blow

Firstpost  

Japan's snap election is shaping up to be a major test for the LDP, with polls hinting at a potential loss of majority. The LDP, which has dominated Japanese politics for nearly seven decades, could see its worst results since 2009. The outcome of the election will have significant implications for the country's political landscape and the future of the …

Tight Races Loom as Lower House Election Begins
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tight Races Loom as Lower House Election Begins

China Daily  

Voting for Japan's lower house election has begun amid public discontent over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s scandal and a rising cost of living. With 465 seats up for grabs, a total of 1,344 candidates are running, more than the 1,051 in the last such election in 2021. While some polls project the longtime ruling LDP and its junior …

Tight Races Loom as Public Dissents Over Scandal and Rising Cost of Living
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tight Races Loom as Public Dissents Over Scandal and Rising Cost of Living

China Daily  

Voting for Japan's lower house election has begun amid public discontent over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s scandal and a rising cost of living. With 465 seats up for grabs, a total of 1,344 candidates are running, more than the 1,051 in the last such election in 2021. While some polls project the longtime ruling LDP and its junior …

Tight Races Loom as Lower House Election Kicks Off
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tight Races Loom as Lower House Election Kicks Off

China Daily  

Voting for Japan's lower house election has begun amid public discontent over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s scandal and a rising cost of living. With 465 seats up for grabs, a total of 1,344 candidates are running, more than the 1,051 in the last such election in 2021. While some polls project the longtime ruling LDP and its junior …

Ishiba's Geek Status a Liability as He Faces Election
2 months ago

Ishiba's Geek Status a Liability as He Faces Election

Firstpost  

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's popularity among voters is declining, with polls suggesting that he may struggle to form a majority government on Sunday. Despite his popularity before becoming PM, Ishiba's ratings have fallen since he took office. The LDP's internal party race has shifted from an internal party race to competition between parties, with some analysts suggesting that even …

LDP leadership race heats up with Ishiba, Takaichi and Koizumi leading polls
3 months ago

LDP leadership race heats up with Ishiba, Takaichi and Koizumi leading polls

China Daily  

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Japan's LDP candidates contend to regain trust
3 months, 1 week ago

Japan's LDP candidates contend to regain trust

China Daily  

The nine candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election prepare to give speeches at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 12, 2024. An important need of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is how to regain public trust as a record nine candidates debate their prospects for the party's leadership, analysts said. During a public debate at the …

Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27
4 months ago

Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling party said Tuesday it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down. Within days of the prime minister’s declaration, local media has speculated nearly a dozen possible candidates, with some already announcing their interest in leading a party desperate …

Candidates emerge as LDP race heats up
4 months ago

Candidates emerge as LDP race heats up

China Daily  

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Japan PM Fumio Kishida announces he will step down from in September
4 months, 1 week ago

Japan PM Fumio Kishida announces he will step down from in September

The Hindu  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister. Mr. Kishida was elected President of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021, and his three-year term expires in September. His drop out of the race …

Japan PM Fumio Kishida to exit party leadership race
4 months, 1 week ago

Japan PM Fumio Kishida to exit party leadership race

Hindustan Times  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he will not seek re-election as head of his party, meaning the end of his premiership after just under three years. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo as he announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, Wednesday, Aug. …

Tokyo Votes for Governor in a Race That’s Key to PM’s Fortunes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tokyo Votes for Governor in a Race That’s Key to PM’s Fortunes

Live Mint  

-- Tokyo voters went to the polls Sunday to elect a governor in a race that poses a test for struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose ruling party is backing the incumbent over a prominent challenger from the opposition camp. Koike’s main challenger is Renho Saito, 56, who is backed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party. She is polling …

Japan Moves Into the Post-Abe Era
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan Moves Into the Post-Abe Era

The Diplomat  

Japan’s July 10 upper house elections took place in the shadow of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s assassination on July 8. Before the election and Abe’s assassination, current Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s position on constitutional revision was unclear. Kishida also said, “I will keep alive former Prime Minister Abe’s thoughts and tackle thorny issues such as the abduction and amending …

Japan PM Fumio Kishida's support declines as country sees rising Covid cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan PM Fumio Kishida's support declines as country sees rising Covid cases

Hindustan Times  

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government slipped in two major polls as the country battles record Covid cases but the approval rate still remained at some of the highest levels that any premier has seen in years. Fumio Kishida, Japan Prime Minister Approval for Kishida’s cabinet fell 2 percentage points to 58% in a poll by the Nikkei …

Japan’s LDP-led ruling coalition scores major victory in Parliamentary election
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan’s LDP-led ruling coalition scores major victory in Parliamentary election

The Hindu  

Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity. That would allow Mr. Kishida to work on long-term policies such as national security, his signature but still vague "new capitalism" economic …

Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Abe’s death
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan ruling party wins big in polls in wake of Abe’s death

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity. That would allow Kishida to work on long-term policies such as national security, his signature but still vague “new capitalism” …

Japan ruling bloc sweeps upper house election after Abe’s killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan ruling bloc sweeps upper house election after Abe’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Big wins for LDP and coalition partner will revive the effort to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution, a long-held goal of Shinzo Abe. Japan’s governing party and its coalition partner have scored a sweeping victory in an upper house election held in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination. Their victory in Sunday’s vote means political forces supportive of …

Japan ruling bloc wins big in vote held days after Shinzo Abe’s murder
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan ruling bloc wins big in vote held days after Shinzo Abe’s murder

Hindustan Times  

Japan’s ruling coalition expanded its majority in an upper house election held Sunday, two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who led the bloc to numerous victories during his term as premier. Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks after placing a paper rose on an LDP candidate's name, to …

Shinzo Abe's party scores a major victory in Japan's election
2 years, 5 months ago

Shinzo Abe's party scores a major victory in Japan's election

NPR  

Shinzo Abe's party scores a major victory in Japan's election Enlarge this image toggle caption Toru Hanai/Pool via AP Toru Hanai/Pool via AP TOKYO — Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may …

Japan votes for strong government under Kishida and this will shape strategic equation in Indo-Pacific
3 years, 1 month ago

Japan votes for strong government under Kishida and this will shape strategic equation in Indo-Pacific

Firstpost  

Fumio Kishida and the LDP aim to double Japan’s defence spending to around 2 percent of the GDP to deal with China and North Korea, thereby signalling the course of the direction that they intend to tread upon Japan’s ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party has managed to retain a comfortable majority in the powerful lower House of …

Fumio Kishida overcomes first political test but trying times unlikely to get over soon
3 years, 1 month ago

Fumio Kishida overcomes first political test but trying times unlikely to get over soon

Firstpost  

His longevity now hinges on the coronavirus situation, economic revitalisation and strengthening of Japan’s defense capability Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s weeks-old government cleared its first major test in weekend national elections as his governing party secured just enough seats to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through parliament. Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party lost 15 seats, giving …

Japan election: PM Kishida’s coalition keeps comfortable majority despite losing some seats
3 years, 1 month ago

Japan election: PM Kishida’s coalition keeps comfortable majority despite losing some seats

India TV News  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition kept a comfortable majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election despite losing some seats as his weeks-old government grapples with a coronavirus-battered economy and regional security challenges. “The lower house election is about choosing a leadership,” Kishida said late Sunday after his ruling coalition secured the majority. “I believe we received a mandate from the voters.” …

Japan votes in national election, first key test for Fumio Kishida
3 years, 1 month ago

Japan votes in national election, first key test for Fumio Kishida

India TV News  

Japanese voters are casting ballots in national elections Sunday, a first big test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to determine if he has a large enough mandate to tackle a coronavirus-battered economy, a fast-aging and dwindling population and security challenges from China and North Korea. Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose some seats from pre-election levels, but …

Japan's ruling party race puts legacy of Abenomics in focus
3 years, 3 months ago

Japan's ruling party race puts legacy of Abenomics in focus

The Hindu  

Japan's widening wealth gap has emerged as a key issue in a ruling party leadership contest that will decide who becomes the next Prime Minister, with candidates forced to reassess the legacy of former Premier Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" policies. Mindful of the flaws of Abenomics, frontrunners in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race — Vaccination Minister Taro Kono and former …

Suga's LDP falls short in Tokyo election
3 years, 5 months ago

Suga's LDP falls short in Tokyo election

China Daily  

Voters wearing protective face masks walk next to a board displaying posters of candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election near a polling station, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 4, 2021. TOKYO－Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and its allies failed to win outright a local election in Tokyo on Sunday that was …

Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister, to succeed Shinzo Abe
4 years, 3 months ago

Yoshihide Suga wins party vote for Japan prime minister, to succeed Shinzo Abe

India TV News  

Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister. Suga received 377 votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced last month that he would resign due to health problems. The victory by …

Who are the Candidates to Replace Japan PM Shinzo Abe?
4 years, 3 months ago

Who are the Candidates to Replace Japan PM Shinzo Abe?

News 18  

Japan’s ruling party said Wednesday it will vote September 14 on a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down for health reasons. The decision kicks off a leadership race in the world’s third-largest economy, with three leading candidates expected to face off in the poll: Yoshihide Suga Yoshihide Suga is the frontrunner after years as a …

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