ELECTION 2012

Business | ELECTION 2012 Dec 18, 2012

Keidanren chief praises election results, calls for strong leadership

Kyodo The chief of the nation's largest business lobby on Monday welcomed the Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the general election and called for strong leadership in rebuilding the economy, promoting free trade and other issues. The victory "is an indication of people's expectations for ...

National | ELECTION 2012 Dec 18, 2012

Communists, SDP struggle to remain relevant

The Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, two small but enduring opposition groups in the Diet, lost seats in Sunday's general election as several "third-force" groups emerged to challenge the status quo. The JCP, headed by Kazuo Shii, slid from nine seats to ...