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2024 LOWER HOUSE ELECTION

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2024
Ishiba vows steps against crime-linked social media posts
The Prime Minister said that the government will consider supporting patrol activities by volunteers under a supplementary budget.
A poster for the Voting Rewards program outlines the steps voters need to take to claim the perks on offer.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2024
Young Japanese encouraged to vote with deals and discounts
A return of the Voting Rewards program will allow voters to claim various perks — at restaurants, cafes and even matchmaking agencies — by submitting proof of voting,
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech in Osaka Prefecture on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2024
Ruling and opposition parties focused on close races
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is on defense especially in urban areas due to a slush funds scandal involving the party.
Komeito leader Keiichi Ishii shakes hands with a voter in his district in Saitama Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2024
Komeito's new leader faces trial by fire in general election
Once local allies, Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai are going head-to-head for the first time ever, adding to the challenge facing Keiichi Ishii.
Voters listen to a candidate for the upcoming Lower House election in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2024
Ruling camp likely to win Lower House majority: polls
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, however, may not reach a majority of at least 233 seats on its own amid public backlash over its slush fund scandal.
Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, stresses the significance of supporting all households with children at all stages of life.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2024
LDP calls for higher incomes for young people
Secretary-general Hiroshi Moriyama said, "It's important to increase the incomes of young people and families with children."
Police officers remove a vehicle that crashed into a barricade outside the Prime Minister's Office in central Tokyo on Saturday after a man threw Molotov cocktail-like objects outside the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters and later drove into the barricade.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2024
More details emerge about suspect in attack at LDP headquarters
The suspect was sent to prosecutors on Sunday, although his motives for the attack remain unclear.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024
LDP shaken by low public support for Ishiba Cabinet
Shigeru Ishiba had often been the top pick for the next prime minister in opinion polls but public expectations now seem to have faded.
Police officers and fire department officials investigate a vehicle that crashed into a barricade outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Saturday morning after a man threw Molotov cocktail-like objects outside the ruling party's headquarters. The vehicle's number plate has been digitally obscured.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024
Man arrested after throwing apparent firebombs at LDP headquarters
The suspect, identified as a 49-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture, was arrested on the spot and no injuries were reported from the incident.
A woman walks past campaign posters for the Lower House election in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2024
Ruling and opposition parties vow redoubled regional revitalization efforts
Both sides are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election.
Voters get their belongings checked Wednesday at a venue for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's stump speech in the town of Itano, Tokushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 18, 2024
Election causing disruptions amid autumn sports day season
Elementary schools designated as polling stations have been forced to reschedule sports events, and even some activities unrelated to schools are being canceled.
Koichi Hagiuda, former economy minister, shakes hands with his supporters in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2024
In western Tokyo, national scandals rub up against local politics
In the Tokyo No. 24 district, the LDP is grappling with a backlash, but the opposition is struggling to capitalize on the public’s lingering dissatisfaction.
A man looks at campaign posters for the House of Representatives election in Tokyo on Tuesday. Japan faces important challenges, but there is little reason to believe this election will bring about real change.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2024
Japan goes to vote, but it’s not clear why
To smooth over those tensions, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun to recast his positions on many policies, moving closer to the LDP mainstream.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Komeito leader Keiichi Ishii appeal to voters in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2024
LDP may lose majority for first time since 2009, media forecasts show
Public support for the LDP has taken a beating following funding scandal that began last year.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba greets voters in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 Lower House election kicked off.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2024
Parties pledge household support without debates on funding
Almost all the parties made pledges to raise the minimum wage.
Political parties are highlighting measures to reform the health care system for the elderly and the public pension system as the population ages.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2024
Parties highlight measures for working generation
The country's health care and public pension systems are being discussed ahead of the upcoming general election.
A voting station for the general election set up at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
Overseas voting for Japan's general election begins
In Beijing, a voting station was set up at a hall inside the Japanese Embassy.
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Democratic Party for the People, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
DPP chief noncommittal about alliances ahead of Oct. 27 polls
Yuichiro Tamaki keeps the door open for a pact with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a team-up with the Liberal Democratic Party on individual policies.
A woman cycles past campaign posters for the House of Representatives election in Tokyo, set to be held on Oct. 27, on Tuesday. A total of 314 women have filed candidacies in the election, a record high in any poll for the lower chamber of Japan's parliament under the current Constitution.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
Record 314 women file candidacy for Lower House vote, boosting share to 23%
The total increased 70% from 187 in the previous Lower House election, in 2021, but remained below the government-set target of reaching 35% by 2025.
Voters listen to a stump speech in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Tuesday as campaigning for the Oct. 27 Lower House election kicked off.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
Japan's opposition parties to clash in 80% of constituencies
The situation may help the ruling bloc as votes from those critical of the LDP-led government could be dispersed among opposition candidates.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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