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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

Osaka, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama secured re-election in Sunday’s polls in the western Japan prefecture and its capital. The races were timed to coincide with the country’s general election, after Yoshimura, 50, and Yokoyama,

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Centrist Reform Alliance co-secretary-general Hiromasa Nakano on Sunday ruled out the possibility of the newly formed opposition party splitting up following the House of Representatives election, held the same day. Speaking in a Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc. radio

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

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prince Hisahito on Sunday attended a presentation event of a national competition for biotopes at schools and child care facilities, held at the Tokyo National Museum, with his father, Crown Prince Akishino. It was the second time

Tokyo, Feb. 8 (Jiji Press)–A record 27,017,098 people cast early votes for single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s House of Representatives election in Japan, according to the internal affairs ministry. The figure, up 1.29-fold from the previous Lower House race in 2024, was the