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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Voting underway in Lower House race; typhoon may aid ruling coalition
Voting began Sunday in Japan's House of Representatives election, in which the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to achieve a solid victory in the face of a divided opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 21, 2017
Identifying the 'liberal' in Japanese politics
The current group of conservative public figures in the United States wants to return to an age when certain middle-class values were ascendant, without acknowledging that many of those values were realized because President Franklin Roosevelt implemented progressive social policies and trade unions...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 21, 2017
Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe
Voters prepare to go to the polls Sunday as a typhoon threatens to tip the odds in favor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative ruling coalition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017
Campaigns focus on economy and Constitution, but nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima sees other priorities
For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the two biggest election-defining issues of Sunday's Lower House poll are how to spend the additional revenue from the planned consumption tax hike in 2019 and how to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat. Leaders from other parties see either proposing or preventing revisions...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017
Election by the numbers: Four key figures to watch for Sunday's poll
As Sunday's Lower House election draws closer, the Liberal Democratic Party will be paying close attention to benchmarks that measure voter turnout, women's political representation and the number of seats that would make or break the ruling party. Here are the key numbers to watch:
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017
Confident of victory, Abe's ruling bloc already planning for special Diet session post-election
The government and ruling parties are already preparing to get right back to business after Sunday's House of Representatives election, as media projections show the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition on course to achieve a solid victory.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 18, 2017
Views from Osaka: Will you vote on Sunday? If so, based on what? If not, why not?
Japanese citizens in Kansai's commercial capital were asked whether they plan to cast a ballot in the Oct. 22 Lower House poll — and why (or why not).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2017
Abe's LDP-led bloc likely to prevail in Sunday's election as Koike's camp struggles for second place: Kyodo poll
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, are poised to retain a two-thirds majority in the Lower House in Sunday's election, a Kyodo News survey shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 18, 2017
In a small Nara city, Lower House vote set to test Kibo no To's strength against LDP
Ikoma, a small city of about 120,000 people, lies just over the border from Osaka in northern Nara Prefecture. It's known for its bamboo products, especially whisks used in the traditional tea ceremony. A cable car that travels up Mount Ikoma, opened in 1918, is said to be the oldest in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017
Abe win may boost chances of another term for Bank of Japan chief
If Shinzo Abe wins Sunday's Lower House election, it will boost the chances that Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will serve a second term, according to a former economy minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2017
Abe's ruling coalition poised to win over 300 seats: election forecast
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be heading for a big win in the coming Lower House election, Jiji Press forecasts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2017
Volunteers' websites help voters attend speeches and vet candidates ahead of Lower House election
Volunteers have set up websites to help voters make their choices for next week's Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2017
After earlier ambiguous stance, Koike flatly denies Kibo no To plans to form coalition with LDP
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who is also the leader of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), denies that the party will join a ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party after the Oct. 22 general election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2017
Political realignment leaves voters on shaky ground
Japanese will vote in the Oct. 22 general election amid uncertainty and confusion resulting from the recent realignment of the political landscape.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2017
Survey projects big election win for Abe's coalition, but many voters remain undecided
Abe's gamble to call a snap election looks like it could pay off, with the ruling bloc on track for a big win, according to a survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 11, 2017
LDP's secretary-general says election loss 'impossible,' the party is not in danger
As Japan braces for a snap election later this month, Toshihiro Nikai, the No. 2 man of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Wednesday dismissed it as "impossible" that his party will lose big enough to put the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the LDP in jeopardy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS,Decision 2017
Oct 10, 2017
Yuriko Koike’s tactics fail to inspire hope as Lower House election kicks off, analysts say
Just hours before his announcement last month that he would dissolve the Lower House for a snap election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was blindsided by his biggest political adversary of late: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. The telegenic, populist governor had upstaged Abe by announcing that she would create...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2017
Party leaders make pledges as campaign begins for Oct. 22 Lower House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's LDP faces a reorganized opposition, including Yuriko Koike's Kibo no To and a new liberal party led by Yukio Edano.
EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2017
Judging the Abe administration
Voters should see through recent dramatic events and identify what each party stands for in substance so they can make a rational decision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2017
Main parties ignoring Japan's top security threat
Neither Shinzo Abe nor Yuriko Koike are addressing Japan's most difficult threat: demographic devolution.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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