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UPPER HOUSE

EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2013
Annulling the Upper House poll
As soon as the results were announced for last week's Upper House election, lawsuits were filed demanding the nullifcation because of vote-vale disparities.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2013
Internet campaign results
Japan's first use of the Internet for campaign purposes may have helped to inform voters but did not spur a higher voter turnout for the July 21 Upper House poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2013
Opposition disparate; foe common
Major opposition groups have been rocked by intensifying internal strife since the Upper House election, and with the secretaries-general of the Democratic Party of Japan, Your Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) launching a nonpartisan policy study group next week, speculation is...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2013
DPJ lawmakers OK Hosono's exit, move to suspend Kan
Disarray in the Democratic Party of Japan continued Friday as members approved the immediate resignation of Secretary-General Goshi Hosono, in an about-face to their president's earlier decision to keep him in the post until the end of August.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 25, 2013
Tweet Beat: #allstar
The All-Star Series hashtags were more widely tweeted than Upper House election ones last week. #TweetBeat
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2013
SDP's Fukushima resigns over dual election losses
Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party for nearly a decade, resigned Thursday to take responsibility for the party's losses in Sunday's Upper House election and the Lower House election in December.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
U.S. worried election-emboldened, nationalist Abe may roil Asia waters
Sunday's overwhelming victory by the Liberal Democratic Party has created a dilemma for the United States, which wants closer economic and military ties with Tokyo even as it fears that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet now have free reign to pursue a hard-line diplomatic stance that will damage...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Abe not in hurry to amend Constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to stay focused on efforts to revive Japan's moribund economy and to not aggressively pursue his goal of amending the pacifist Constitution, even though his Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito bloc now controls the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
LDP leaves opposition leadership in disarray
The LDP's victory has given the opposition's leaders a tough choice: whether to quit to clear the party's image or stick to their guns and stay in the fight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2013
Lawyers sue to nullify Upper House poll results
Lawsuits are filed across the nation to nullify the House of Councilors election over an unconstitutional disparity in vote values that has lingered for too long.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
China grows more wary about Abe
China is apprehensive about Japan becoming more nationalistic after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition scored a comfortable win in Sunday's Upper House election, giving the ruling bloc control of both Diet chambers for the first time in six years.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
22 of 105 female hopefuls win seats
Twenty-two of the 105 women who ran in Sunday's House of Councilors election won seats, up five from the previous Upper House election in 2010.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2013
Short of wholehearted support
The LDP and Komeito parties should not view their Upper House election dominance, amid low voter turnout, as carte blanche to ramrod through pet policy lines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Abe cements power with LDP's sweeping victory in Upper House race
The ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party secures a majority in the House of Councilor's election Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
DPJ crashes to another humiliating defeat
The Democratic Party of Japan stumbled to another crushing defeat in the Upper House election Sunday, making it clear the opposition party will continue to face huge struggles to regain voters' trust.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2013
One-party rule back but Abe could blow it
The Liberal Democratic Party's sweeping Upper House election victory ends the divided Diet, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still faces a battle in tackling vexing issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Tokyo voters mixed but most seem to want LDP in charge
Many voters appear to be putting their faith in the Liberal Democratic Party despite the lack of 'Abenomics' evidence in their lives, The Japan Times finds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Hashimoto in limbo after trouncing
The future of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto remained unclear Sunday evening following the party's poor performance in the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Online campaigning had little impact
About 10 percent of the nation's voters said they made use of information that Upper House candidates posted on the Internet in deciding how to vote, according to exit polls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 21, 2013
Beware your heroes and heed the lesson of stargazer Galileo Galilei
A scene from "The Life of Galilei" seems to encapsulate the dilemma Japan faces as it gropes for new leadership.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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