Nippon Ishin and DPP face struggle to differentiate themselves in election
Past cooperation with each other — and with the LDP — is weighing on the two opposition parties ahead of the Upper House election on July 10.
Japan's ruling bloc likely to hold majority in Upper House election, survey shows
Parties that support revising the Constitution are expected to maintain the two-thirds majority needed to initiate any amendment.
In Japan's Upper House poll, CDP battles to stay relevant
Seven months after a disastrous Lower House election, the largest opposition party finds itself with low poll numbers and questions swirling about what will happen if it again loses seats.
Upper House campaigning begins with opposition focused on economy
A strong showing for the LDP would allow the prime minister to put his own stamp on both the ruling party and the direction of the country.
Foreign policy and security top Japan election agenda. But for how long?
With voters expressing worries over inflation and less than three weeks to go before the Upper House poll, there’s plenty of time for the political winds to shift.
Kishida vows to focus on responding to rising food and energy prices
The prime minister said his government is not considering lowering the consumption tax rate from the current 10% or altering the ultraeasy monetary policy employed by the Bank of Japan.
Tax reform key for Japan’s ¥10 trillion startup push, says head of ruling party group
The government is set to put together a five-year plan by the end of 2022 that will seek to increase money going to startups tenfold.
LDP No. 2 plans constitutional reform push after Upper House election
Toshimitsu Motegi said the LDP wants to "share a sense of a timetable with major parties and realize constitutional reform at an early stage."
Defense and fiscal policy loom large ahead of Japan's Upper House campaign
The ruling LDP is seeking to put an emphasis on defense and diplomacy, but worries over inflation threaten to limit the party's success.
Japan's ruling LDP has highest pre-election support rate at 27%, survey finds
A weekend survey found nearly a third of respondents saying they'll vote LDP, but nearly 80% accusing Kishida's administration of failing to address rises in living costs.
Lower House speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda sues publisher over sexual scandal reports
Calling the reports groundless and defamatory, the LDP lawmaker demanded that Bungeishunju Ltd. pay him ¥22 million in damages and publish an apology ad.
Boundary changes advised for 140 Lower House constituencies in Japan
The changes would be the fourth since single-seat constituencies were introduced in 1994, affecting almost half of the country's 289 districts.
