Taro Aso explains comments crediting snap election win to North Korea
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has sought to clarify comments he made earlier in the week attributing the ruling party's decisive election win last weekend to North Korea, after the remarks drew claims of exploitation from the main opposition party. "It's the government that decides ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to reappoint all of his Cabinet ministers next week in light of the ruling coalition's big win in the snap election last week, a senior lawmaker said. Abe will also leave the leadership of his conservative Liberal Democratic Party unchanged, ...
Winners and losers in the election
Last week's Lower House election was quite different from the contests the ruling alliance won in recent years.
Abe claims victory as powerful endorsement, may seek re-election next month
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the ruling bloc's overwhelming victory in Sunday's election represents a "historic" level of public confidence.
North Korea blasts Japan for using election to 'pave groundwork' for invasion
North Korea on Monday blasted "Japanese reactionaries" for working to "pave the groundwork for a reinvasion of the Korean peninsula" after Sunday's Lower House election that saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc secure a sweeping victory. Abe dissolved the Diet on Sept. 28, forcing ...
Voting underway in Lower House race; typhoon may aid ruling coalition
Voting began Sunday in Japan's House of Representatives election, in which the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to achieve a solid victory in the face of a divided opposition. Recent opinion polls have suggested the coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party ...
Eight years is a long time in Japanese politics and people are quick to forget, but things were vastly different then. In summer 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan won a sweeping victory against the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition in the Lower House election, ...
Volunteers' websites help voters attend speeches and vet candidates ahead of Lower House election
Volunteers have set up websites to help voters make their choices for next week's Lower House election. Charity Japan's online map (charity-japan.com/event/6754) allows people to watch videos of street speeches by clicking on each party's symbol. They can also share information on the schedule and ...
Survey projects big election win for Abe's coalition, but many voters remain undecided
Abe’s gamble to call a snap election looks like it could pay off, with the ruling bloc on track for a big win, according to a survey.
Voters should see through recent dramatic events and identify what each party stands for in substance so they can make a rational decision.
Abe hopes to corral parties' support for revising pacifist Constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his Liberal Democratic Party will seek to cooperate broadly with other parties in proposing the first-ever revision to the 70-year-old Constitution.
CDP challenges ruling bloc with pledge to halt tax hike and vow to end nuclear power reliance
The newly created Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has released its campaign pledges for the Oct. 22 Lower House election, coming out against a planned consumption tax hike and vowing to end the country's reliance on nuclear power. The party, formed by from the liberal ...
