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Three more Japanese courts ruled on Wednesday that last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/japan/crime-legal/vote-value-disparities-ruled-constitutional/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #2024lowerhouseelection #constitution #japanesecourts

Baggage inspections were carried out at 99% of stump speech sites during the Lower House election last October, following a failed attack on former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/04/japan/crime-legal/baggage-checks-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fumiokishida #wakayama #npa #japanesepolice #terrorism #shinzoabe #2024lowerhouseelection

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has quickly become Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's right-hand man. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/19/japan/politics/ldp-moriyama-influence-on-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #hiroshimoriyama #shigeruishiba #2024lowerhouseelection #2025upperhouseelection #politicalfunds

Dissatisfaction and anger have created unstable governments focused more on deflecting public discontent than addressing structural issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/31/world/world-is-ever-more-angry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #2024lowerhouseelection #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #ldp #diet #france #german #russia #china

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologized at a Liberal Democratic Party meeting Sunday for the LDP's devastating loss in October's House of Representatives election https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/08/japan/politics/ishiba-upper-house-poll-resolve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #2024lowerhouseelection

Ahead of major polls in 2025, the Liberal Democratic Party will hold a meeting on Dec. 20 to discuss the use of social media in election campaigns for lawmakers and local assembly members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/politics/ldp-social-media-elections-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #socialmedia #internet #ldp #diet #tokyo #2024lowerhouseelection #hyogo

Tokyo police on Saturday arrested a 66-year-old doctor who ran unsuccessfully in last month's general election as an independent, on suspicion he promised to pay campaign staff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/30/japan/politics/candidate-arrested-campaign-staff-payments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #masafumitabuchi #tokyo #2024lowerhouseelection

The centenarian Japanese Communist Party might have led left-wing calls for peace-based diplomacy for a longer time, but left-leaning voters appeared to prefer five-year-old Reiwa Shinsengumi in the Oct. 27 general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/politics/reiwa-shinsengumi-jcp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #reiwashinsengumi #jcp #taroyamamoto #2024lowerhouseelection

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's recent electoral successes in Hokkaido have raised questions about the future of Rapidus, which had long been backed by the Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/25/japan/politics/regional-hokkaido-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tech #chipmakers #shigeruishiba #ldp #cdp #seijiosaka #akiraamari #rapidus #2024lowerhouseelection

Hirofumi Yoshimura, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, and three others filed their candidacies for the Dec. 1 leadership election for the opposition party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/17/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-leadership-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #osaka #2024lowerhouseelection

The argument behind the Democratic Party for the People's aim of raising the tax-free income threshold — its key demand to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition in return for its support — does not appear to hold water. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/14/economy/dpp-103-million/ #business #economy #ldp #dpp #cdp #2024lowerhouseelection #taxes

The leader of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai announced on Sunday that his party will not cooperate with the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-refuses-cooperate/ #japan #politics #nobuyukibaba #2024lowerhouseelection #shigeruishiba #nipponishinnokai #ldp #diet

Senior officials from Japan's ruling and opposition parties broadly confirmed on Sunday that it is necessary to review the ¥1.03 million annual income threshold for income tax. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/japan/politics/parties-affirm-need-for-income-threshold-review/ #japan #politics #ldp #dpp #cdp #2024lowerhouseelection #taxes

The majority-deprived Liberal Democratic Party finds itself between a rock and a hard place as it woos the Democratic Party for the People, which is seeking to raise the threshold for tax exemptions that would cost the government tax revenues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/08/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-policy-negotiations/ #japan #politics #ldp #dpp #2024lowerhouseelection #yuichirotamaki

Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers vented their frustration on Thursday over the party’s crushing election defeat, with calls rising for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to consider resigning next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/07/japan/politics/ldp-post-election-gathering/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #2024lowerhouseelection

The momentum for amending Japan's Constitution is weakening as a result of last month's election for the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/05/japan/politics/japan-constitutional-amendments-wane/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #constitution #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #yoshihikonoda #democraticpartyforthepeople

Election staff in Japan who rally support for candidates via loudspeakers on campaign vehicles — long known as ‘bush warbler ladies’ — are increasingly being referred to using a gender-neutral term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/04/japan/politics/election-campaigning-women/ #japan #politics #women039sissues #2024lowerhouseelection #sexualharassment

The journey toward political stability in Japan is only just beginning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/11/01/power-shift-japan-politics/ #editorials #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #shigeruishida

The Bank of Japan shouldn’t raise interest rates again before March next year, according to Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki, a key potential ally for Japan’s weakened government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/01/tamaki-boj-rates/ #business #dpp #ldp #boj #yuichirotamaki #2024lowerhouseelection #wages #inflation #jobs

Nippon Ishin no Kai decided Thursday to begin procedures to hold an early leadership election, amid growing calls for party leader Nobuyuki Baba's resignation following the party's poor showing in Sunday's general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/01/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-leadership-election/ #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #2024lowerhouseelection

Keiichi Ishii, the leader of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said he will resign to take responsibility for his party's loss of seats, including his own, in Sunday's election for the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/31/japan/politics/komeito-leader-resignation/ #japan #politics #keiichiishii #komeito #2024lowerhouseelection

With the next prime minister needing to be selected soon after the last election, there are questions about whether the Democratic Party For the People and Nippon Ishin no Kai will support the Liberal Democratic Party's nominee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/31/japan/japan-election/ #commentary #japan #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #shigeruishida

Signs of revolt against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are beginning to emerge within his Liberal Democratic Party after its humiliating defeat in Sunday's general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/30/japan/politics/revolt-against-ishiba/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama

The Liberal Democratic Party is seen incurring a 2.5% reduction in state subsidies to political parties for 2024 following its rout in Sunday's general election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/30/japan/politics/ldp-subsidy-cut/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #2024lowerhouseelection

Shigeru Ishiba was meant to turn things around for the Liberal Democratic Party. Instead, he has overseen its worst showing in years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/29/japan/disastrous-ldp-election/ #commentary #japan #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai #dpp #shigeruishiba

Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Akira Amari’s defeat in the general election removes from parliament one of the chip sector’s biggest advocates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/29/economy/japan-amari-election-defeat-semiconductor-industry/ #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #taxes #chipmakers #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #akiraamari

The Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition's failure to retain its Lower House majority in Sunday’s general election begs the question — will Shigeru Ishiba remain as prime minister? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/29/japan/politics/ishiba-prime-minister-ballot/ #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #shigeruishiba #yoshihikonoda #yuichirotamaki #nipponishinnokai #komeito #2024lowerhouseelection

The ruling bloc's defeat in Sunday's general election is expected to cast a shadow over the Japanese government's key policies, including an economic package that is slated to be drawn up as early as next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/29/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-result-economic-policy/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #budgets

Voter turnout for single-seat constituencies in Sunday's general election in Japan stood at 53.85%, the third lowest in post-World War II history, according to internal affairs ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/29/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-voter-turnout/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #surveys

For Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the ruling coalition’s loss of a majority has capped a month to forget marked by policy fumbles, a lukewarm public embrace of the new administration and faux pas on the issue of political reform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/28/japan/politics/postelection-analysis-ishiba/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba