#2023localelections — Public Fediverse posts

A number of prefectures in Kyushu operate a system of loaning badges to elected assembly members — but millions of yen's worth of the items remain unreturned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/politics/japan-local-assembly-badges/ #japan #politics #kyushu #2023localelections #metals

House of Representatives lawmaker Mito Kakizawa has had his house and parliament office searched by Tokyo prosecutors over allegations of vote-buying in a mayoral election in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-vote-buying-lawmaker-raid/?utm_content=buffer3ec71&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mitokakizawa #kotoward #yayoikimura #2023localelections

A 33-year-old former secretary of a ruling party lawmaker has become Japan's youngest-ever female mayor after winning election in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/13/japan/politics/japan-youngest-female-mayor/?utm_content=bufferadf46&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #shokokawata #2023localelections #localgovernment #kyoto #yawata

Voting kicked off Sunday in key parliamentary by-elections — the first national contests since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida revamped his Cabinet last month in a bid to bolster his government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/22/japan/politics/japan-by-elections-voting/?utm_content=buffer39a68&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #2023localelections #ldp #cdp #fumiokishida #nagasaki #tokushima #kochi

A struggle over a choice of electoral candidate in Yamaguchi Prefecture between rival Liberal Democratic Party factions ended last week, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's caucus coming out on top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/national/politics-diplomacy/yamaguchi-ldp-power-struggle/?utm_content=buffer71c23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #yoshimasahayashi #votedisparity #yamaguchi #2023localelections #shinjiyoshida

A struggle over a choice of electoral candidate in Yamaguchi Prefecture between rival Liberal Democratic Party factions ended last week, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's caucus coming out on top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/national/politics-diplomacy/yamaguchi-ldp-power-struggle/?utm_content=buffer71c23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #yoshimasahayashi #votedisparity #yamaguchi #2023localelections #shinjiyoshida

A struggle over a choice of electoral candidate in Yamaguchi Prefecture between rival Liberal Democratic Party factions ended last week, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's caucus coming out on top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/national/politics-diplomacy/yamaguchi-ldp-power-struggle/?utm_content=buffer71c23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #yoshimasahayashi #votedisparity #yamaguchi #2023localelections #shinjiyoshida

A struggle over a choice of electoral candidate in Yamaguchi Prefecture between rival Liberal Democratic Party factions ended last week, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's caucus coming out on top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/national/politics-diplomacy/yamaguchi-ldp-power-struggle/?utm_content=buffer71c23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #ldp #yoshimasahayashi #votedisparity #yamaguchi #2023localelections #shinjiyoshida

With the Hiroshima Group of Seven summit done, speculation is heating up within Japan’s political world over when an election might take place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/24/national/political-parties-prepare-snap-election-talk/?utm_content=buffer70fd5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #nipponishinnokai #fumiokishida #ldp #komeito #cdp #2023localelections

Uzbekistan-born Tokyo politician Orzugul is hoping to use her new seat in the Setagaya Ward Assembly to address concerns of Japan's marginalized groups — issues she is all too familiar with. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/15/national/orzugul-setagaya-representation/?utm_content=buffer2e740&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #localgovernment #2023localelections

A recent rise in approval ratings for his Cabinet has strengthened speculation that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the House of Representatives after the G7 summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/14/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-snap-elections/?utm_content=bufferef7ee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #2023localelections

A handful of small cities in Japan have managed to do what the rest of the country hasn’t: Elect women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-town-women-politics-precedent/?utm_content=bufferee8c1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #children #womensissues #hokkaido #2023localelections #ebetsu

Japan's public safety chief said that he kept eating a "delicious" bowl of grilled eel rice even as he was notified about an attack that apparently targeted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/26/national/public-safety-chief-gaffe/?utm_content=buffer3d438&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #fumiokishida #gaffes #koichitani #2023localelections

A city in Japan picked a 26-year-old independent candidate as its mayor on Sunday. And in a nation where local politics is dominated by old, incumbent men, that's made the place front page news. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/25/national/ryosuke-takashima-ashiya-youngest-mayor/?utm_content=buffer4d9cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #hyogo #ashiya #localgovernment #2023localelections

A former land ministry official was elected mayor of Nagasaki on Sunday as part of the second half of quadrennial unified local elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/24/national/politics-diplomacy/nagasaki-mayor-election/?utm_content=buffer46b98&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #nagasaki #womensissues #2023localelections

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party received a huge boost Sunday night as four of five LDP-affiliated or supported candidates won key by-elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/24/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-parliamentary-elections-ldp/?utm_content=buffer95a25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #fumiokishida #ldp #diet #cabinet #2023localelections

Voters are casting their ballots to select candidates who will fill five vacant seats in parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/23/national/politics-diplomacy/by-elections-voting/?utm_content=buffer52614&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #fumiokishida #2023localelections

The official campaign period has kicked off for the second half of Japan's unified local elections slated for April 23. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/16/national/politics-diplomacy/unified-local-elections/?utm_content=buffer8db12&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #upperhouse #lowerhouse #2023localelections #japan #news

I'm pleased and proud to announce that I've been selected by Witham and Braintree Green Party as their candidate in the Stour Valley North ward for the 2023 #Braintree District Council elections. I'm glad that residents now have a chance to vote #GreenParty! #2023LocalElections
https://mas.to/@WandBGreenParty/109784508295547832

Witham & Braintree Green Party, with its Independent partners in the G&I Group, is today announcing candidates for the May 2023 #Braintree District Council elections. There will be candidates in most wards in district with 21 Greens & 10 Independents standing #2023LocalElections