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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