Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Voter turnout in Japan’s general election on Sunday stood at 56.26 pct, up from 53.85 pct in the previous House of Representatives election in 2024 while marking the fifth-lowest figure since the end of World War II, an

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly soared more than 3,000 points to top 57,000 for the first time ever in early trading on Monday, as a wide range of issues attracted buying after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Heavyweight candidates from the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance lost their constituency races in Sunday’s election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament. Party co-secretary-general Jun Azumi failed to win back his seat in the

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following is a party-by-party breakdown of seats won in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, with figures in parentheses showing the number of seats won in single-seat constituencies and under the

(Tamayo Marukawa was one of LDP candidates who won their Lower House races. In an earlier version of this article, her surname name was misspelled as “Maruyama.”) Heavyweight Centrist Candidates Lose Constituency Races Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Heavyweight candidates from the opposition

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, winning 316 seats to occupy a standalone two-thirds majority of the 465 seats in the all-important lower chamber of parliament. This marked

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly soared more than 3,000 points to top 57,000 for the first time ever in early trading on Monday, as a wide range of issues attracted buying after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Sake breweries across Japan are struggling to secure funds to purchase “sakamai,” rice used for sake production, as its price has risen sharply. Prices of sake rice have been soaring in line with the steep rise in the

Nagasaki, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Ken Hirata, a 58-year-old former vice governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, has won the gubernatorial election in the southwestern Japan prefecture, defeating incumbent Kengo Oishi and another candidate. Voter turnout in Sunday’s election was 57.27 pct, up from 47.83

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party expressed relief that voters entrusted Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration with a mandate, as the party won more than 300 seats in Sunday’s election for the 465-seat House of Representatives. Although

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said she will ask the United States to participate in the deep-sea mining of rare earths near Minamitorishima, a remote island in the Pacific, during a Japan-U.S. summit slated for next month.

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi indicated Sunday that she will work to win the understanding of the international community, including the United States, over her possible visit to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. “We will first gain

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following is a party-by-party breakdown of seats won in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, as of 3 a.m. Monday, with figures in parentheses showing the number of seats won in

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is seen winning over 310 seats in the House of Representatives in Sunday’s election, controlling two-thirds of the all-important lower chamber of parliament. The number, a record high for the LDP, set up

Taipei, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her Liberal Democratic Party’s victory in the election for the House of Representatives on Sunday. Posting in Japanese on X, formerly Twitter, Lai said that he hopes

Washington, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Sunday’s general election. “Congratulations…on an impressive win in the House of Representatives election,” Glass posted on X,

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Heavyweight candidates from the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance lost their constituency races in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of Japan’s parliament. Party co-secretary-general Jun Azumi failed to win back his seat in

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press exit poll for Sunday’s House of Representatives election found that 25.0 pct of voters who do not back a particular party cast their proportional representation ballots for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The Centrist Reform

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Following is a party-by-party breakdown of seats won in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, as of 1 a.m. Monday, with figures in parentheses showing the number of seats won in

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Democratic Party for the People has rejected the possibility of joining Japan’s governing coalition, after the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a standalone majority in Sunday’s House of Representatives election. The DPFP will seek to

Tokyo, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are seen winning at least 310 seats in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, occupying two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower chamber of parliament.

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are seen winning at least 310 seats in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, occupying two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower chamber of parliament.

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Following is a party-by-party breakdown of seats won in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, as of 11 p.m., with figures in parentheses showing the number of seats won in single-seat

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Voter turnout in Japan’s general election on Sunday is estimated at about 55.68 pct, according to a Jiji Press tally. The latest turnout is likely to have exceeded the 53.85 pct marked in the previous 2024 election for

By Adriana Reinecke Washington, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–World Bank Chief Economist Indermit Gill has expressed hopes for Japan’s cooperation in addressing global economic disparities that may widen due to the uneven adoption of artificial intelligence technology. In a recent interview, Gill said

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press exit poll for Sunday’s House of Representatives election found that 40.7 pct of respondents favor the continuation of the ruling coalition comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party. The result is believed

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Centrist Reform Alliance co-chief Yoshihiko Noda suggested Sunday that he may step down from the leadership post following the party’s poor result in the general election held the same day. In a program by public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press exit poll has found that 42.7 pct of respondents used information on social media and video-sharing sites when deciding which party to vote for in Japan’s House of Representatives election Sunday. The proportion fell 4.2

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has won a mandate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy goals in Sunday’s general election, Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki said as the LDP was seen winning a standalone majority in the House of Representatives. “We’ve

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, may win around 300 seats in Sunday’s election for the House of Representatives, the 465-seat lower chamber of parliament, according to a Jiji Press exit