The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election got underway on July 3 as the lingering issue of "money in ...

Tottori – The Tottori Prefectural Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of official boards for election candidates' posters for purposes unrelated to election ...

A number of identical posters unrelated to candidates are seen on a Tokyo gubernatorial election bulletin board in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on June 20, 2024. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) TOKYO ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — While Japan’s Diet has enacted a bill calling for decency in election campaign posters, the country’s efforts to prevent votes falling into chaos are starting to ...

The Tokyo election was emblematic of Japanese politics, where at the national level the Liberal Democrats have governed for all but four years since 1955.The party has held an iron grip on Japan ...

Published Oct 29, 2024 at 6:59 AM EDT Updated Oct 29, ... The White House and the U.S. Department of State have so far refrained from commenting on Japan's election results.

In the 2024 general election on October 27, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party must win back the trust of voters after a kickbacks scandal, ... Japan Data. Japan’s 2024 General Election: ...

TOKYO — Official campaigning for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election began Tuesday with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeking a mandate for his policies and for reforms after the ...

Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has led Japan for nearly 70 consecutive years, but has been rocked by a slew of recent scandals. Here are key facts about Japan’s democracy ahead of the ...

Japan’s long-ruling party loses majority in stunning election defeat. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, failed to secure an absolute majority ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) -- While Japan's Diet has enacted a bill calling for decency in election campaign posters, the country's efforts to prevent votes falling into chaos are starting to ...