Japan Election
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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi hails Trump after White House invite: 'Potential of our alliance...'
World | Feb 09, 2026, 07:34 AM ISTJapan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi—the country’s first woman to hold the post and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)—scored a decisive victory in Sunday’s election. Her party won 271 of the 465 seats in the lower house.
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Japan prepares for general election on Oct 27 after electing new PM: Here's what you need to know
World | Oct 01, 2024, 08:51 PM ISTShigeru Ishiba was elected as Japan's new PM and he announced his 20-minister cabinet comprising only two women. He had already announced snap elections for October 27, to reverse LDP's rising unpopularity over a 'slush fund' scandal and controversial ties to a church.
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Japan announces snap election on Oct 27, market falls flat amid Ishiba's victory speculations
World | Sep 30, 2024, 12:35 PM ISTIshiba has expressed support for the Bank of Japan's moves to raise interest rates from their near-zero level. He also backs other policies, such as possibly raising corporate taxes, that are seen as less market-friendly.
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Japan all set to pick its next Prime Minister: Who could succeed Fumio Kishida?
Explainers | Aug 14, 2024, 01:11 PM ISTJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced to step down as prime minister next month, after a three-year tenure marked by scandal and declining public support. Here are some possible contenders to replace him when his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a leadership poll.
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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to step down amid series of scandals, not to run for re-election
World | Aug 14, 2024, 09:07 AM ISTFumio Kishida to quit politics: Local election losses earlier in the year eroded his clout, and LDP lawmakers have voiced the need for a fresh face ahead of the next general election.
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Japan's ruling party LDP wins majority in polls held after Shinzo Abe's asssassination
World | Jul 11, 2022, 02:27 PM ISTShinzo Abe Assassination: Abe was gunned down in Nara city in western Japan on Friday, while he was delivering a campaign speech.
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Japan PM Kishida's ruling party heads to victory in wake of Shinzo Abe's death
World | Jul 10, 2022, 10:53 PM ISTJapan election: Preliminary vote counts showed the governing Liberal Democratic Party on track to secure a coalition total of at least 143 seats in the 248-member upper house, the less powerful of the two chambers.
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Japan votes for key election in shadow of Abe assassination
World | Jul 10, 2022, 01:41 PM ISTAbe was shot in Nara on Friday and airlifted to a hospital but died of blood loss. Police arrested a former member of Japan’s navy at the scene.
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Japan election: PM Kishida’s coalition keeps comfortable majority despite losing some seats
World | Nov 01, 2021, 08:02 AM ISTJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had dissolved the lower house only 10 days after taking office on October 4.
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Japan’s ex-top diplomat Fumio Kishida to become new Prime Minister
World | Sep 29, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTKishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down after serving only one year since taking office last September.
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2 women, political opposites, vying in race for Japan PM
World | Sep 27, 2021, 08:58 AM ISTJapan ranked worst among the Group of Seven advanced nations — 120th in a 156-nation gender gap ranking survey of the World Economic Forum in 2021.
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Priorities are North Korea and aging Japan, says victorious Shinzo Abe
World | Oct 23, 2017, 03:01 PM ISTPM Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition returned to power in elections yesterday for Japan's more powerful Lower House.
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Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc retains two-thirds majority in Japan election
World | Oct 23, 2017, 03:03 PM ISTMedia tallies showed the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc won 312 seats in the 465-member Lower House.