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Political party with ‘Japanese First’ platform made big gains in Japan’s elections

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. Japan’s relatively new ...
World Socialist Web Site

Japan’s upper house election result foreshadows political upheavals

In the Japanese election on Sunday, the ruling coalition—the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito—lost its majority in the upper house of the Diet, or parliament. It was the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss

Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition facing a possible defeat that ...

Japan's Suga: decision to dissolve parliament must take into account pandemic

Any decision to dissolve the lower house of Japan's parliament for a snap election must heed the opinion of experts given the coronavirus pandemic, Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the ruling Liberal ...
Digital Journal

Japan PM to face tough upper house election on July 20

Shigeru Ishiba, 68, has been head of Japan's minority government since October - Copyright POOL/AFP Kiyoshi Ota Shigeru Ishiba, 68, has been head of Japan's minority ...

5 things to know about Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...