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 and vowed to strengthen the party ahead …
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, a violation of …
A total of 314 women have filed their candidacies for the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election, a record high in any poll for the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will move to abolish policy activity allowances that political parties pay their member lawmakers, Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama said Monday. “There is no doubt about moving …
The official campaign period started Thursday for a by-election to determine the Iwate prefectural constituency’s representation in the Upper House. The election will take place Oct. 27 following the resignation …
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 campaigns. The move …
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Wednesday that it will not endorse 12 party lawmakers involved in a political slush funds scandal for the Oct. 27 Lower House election. The …