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UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

EDITORIALS
Feb 28, 2016
DPJ needs more than just a merger
The merger between the Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To won't mean anything if the new force doesn't come up with ways to engage voters.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2016
DPJ, Ishin seal merger, will create new opposition party in March
The Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To formally agree to form a new opposition party to take on the conservative Liberal Democratic Party this summer.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2016
DPJ endorses merger with Ishin no To; new party to form next month
The Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday formally endorsed a plan to merge with the smaller Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party), in an organizational realignment that it hopes will arm it for battle with the ruling coalition in this summer's election.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2016
Opposition needs common platform
The opposition parties need to come up with a common policy platform that makes sense for voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2016
DPJ, Ishin no To to merge ahead of Upper House election
The Democratic Party of Japan will merge with Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) in a bold move aimed at preparing for the key Upper House election in summer.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2016
Polls show Abe is riding out storm of bad news
The opposition camp is failing to gain any traction with the public by lashing out at Abenomics or the scandals that have beset the Abe administration.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2016
LDP eyeing pop singer Eriko Imai as Upper House candidate: report
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering fielding pop singer Eriko Imai, formerly of the megahit dance group Speed, as an official candidate in the Upper House election this summer, a report said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2016
DPJ looks to block LDP blitz
Japan's main opposition party vows to stop the ruling party from winning a critical election it sees as the last chance to preserve the postwar pacifist Constitution.
EDITORIALS
Jan 28, 2016
The lethargic opposition
To avoid another blowout defeat at the hands of the LDP-Komeito alliance, the opposition parties must increase their cooperation and present voters with an alternative vision.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2016
Mayoral candidates in Okinawa face off over U.S. base
Less than two weeks remain until a local election that may influence both the planned relocation of the Futenma military base and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to secure a two-thirds majority in this summer's Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 11, 2016
Abe's constitutional revision hopes ride on July election, right-leaning opposition cooperation
Japan's postwar pacifism will face a critical challenge this year that could drastically change the course of this country forever: the July Upper House election.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2015
Budgeting ahead of an election
The Abe administration appears to be sacrificing budgetary discipline in favor of doling out pork ahead of the Upper House election.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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